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Update on FY 2013 H-1B Petitions

April 12, 2012

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2013 cap. The agency began accepting these petitions on April 2, 2012. USCIS has received approximately 17,400 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap, and approximately 8,200 petitions toward the 20,000 cap…

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The White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

April 10, 2012

In today’s networked and computer-pervasive world, data is being generated, collected and shared at a rate unimaginable just a couple of decades ago. Each swipe of your credit card, each purchase online leaves a paperless trail. Together, the sum of individual transactions enables companies and other interested parties to generate an -often enough quite scarily…

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The U.S. Startup Visa – something to keep an eye out for

April 9, 2012

The startup visa is something a lot of people in the United States want. Senator John Kerry co-sponsored a startup visa bill in 2011, the Startup Visa Act of 2011. The Act would have allowed an immigrant entrepreneur to receive a two year visa if he or she could show that a qualified U.S. investor…

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Center for Copyright Information will Internetnutzer in den USA erziehen

April 9, 2012

Das Center for Copyright Information (CCI) in den USA, ein Zusammenschluss von Filmstudios, Musiklabels und Internet-Provider, soll dabei helfen, illegale Onlineaktivitäten zu bekämpfen. Bekommt ein Provider von einem der Rechteinhaber die Nachricht, dass ein Internetnutzer beispielsweise Filme oder Musik online tauscht, soll der Provider zunächst einen „erzieherischen Hinweis“ an den Nutzer schicken und ihn zur…

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New Yorker Schule verlangt Löschung von Facebook-Accounts

April 9, 2012

Die jüdische Mädchenschule Beth Rivkah High School in New York in den USA, verlangt von ihren Schülerinnen, ihre Facebook-Accounts zu löschen und $100 USD an die Schule zu zahlen – ansonsten drohe ihnen der Rauswurf. Die Schule begründet ihr Verlangen damit, dass Facebook nicht mit jüdisch-orthodoxen Religionsvorschriften vereinbar sei; schließlich könnten Mädchen dort mit Jungs…

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Justice Department Says No to Texas Voter ID Law

April 9, 2012

The U.S. Justice Department has blocked the Texas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls on grounds that it would disproportionately negatively impact minority voters, thereby violating the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discriminatory voting practices that disenfranchise minorities. Thomes E. Perez, the Department of Justice’s assistant attorney general for…

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North Carolina attracts Apple and the nation’s largest private fuel cell energy project

April 5, 2012

We previously reported on our blog about Apple’s green North Carolina data center. It turns out that Apple is now building a 4.8 MW fuel cell power plant at the same site in Maiden, NC. It will be the largest such power plant not built by a utility company. The fuel cells will be made…

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Defense of Marriage Act Challenged in Court

April 5, 2012

Following up on our article in January 2012 about the gay foreigner facing deportation despite being married to a U.S. citizen, five legally married same-sex couples have now filed a lawsuit challenging the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Because of DOMA, the foreign spouse…

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Immigration Law: Legislative Developments in North Carolina

April 5, 2012

We previously reported on our blog that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. U.S. is looming over state immigration legislation. Two immigration-related bills in the North Carolina legislature are stalling, too. One is Senate Bill 604 (2011), “The North Carolina Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act.” The Act would, inter alia, make it mandatory, upon…

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Supreme Court Decision Looms over State Lawmakers

April 5, 2012

As reported previously on our blog, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear Arizona v. U.S. with a decision expected in June. The decision will impact a number of similar laws enacted by states, which all target illegal immigration. According to a report by USA Today, a number of states have seen similar legislative…

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