| Controlling Alien Admission - Introduction - Data Management Improvement Act Task Force - Recommendations to Congress |
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| In 2000, the United States Congress passed the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act. This Act created a task force to consider how to improve traffic at U.S. ports of entry while also enhancing national security. Two years later, this function was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).More... |
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| Employment-Based Visas - Labor Certification - Availability of Native Workers - Lawful Rejection of U.S. Workers |
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| Employers who wish to bring in alien labor must apply for and receive labor certification for those workers. The United States Department of Labor decides these applications, determining, among other things, whether sufficient native workers are available to fill the positions. To be considered in the pool of sufficient workers, natives must be able, qualified, willing, and available for the job.More... |
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| Grounds for Inadmissibility - Public Charge |
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| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible to receive a visa and enter the United States, including that the person is or would become a "public charge." More... |
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| Controlling Alien Admission - Introduction - Alien Employment - Employer Obligations in Employing Aliens |
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| United States laws prohibit employers from knowingly employing or hiring aliens who are not authorized to work in the country. Specifically, three things are prohibited: (1) knowingly hiring, recruiting, or referring an alien who is not authorized to work in the U.S.; (2) continuing to employ an alien who is unauthorized work after learning of this fact; and (3) failing to follow the record keeping requirements under U.S. law. Although failing to keep proper records regarding an alien is prohibited by law, employers who do this correctly, but are later charged with violations of laws relating to alien employment, have a defense based on proper record keeping.More... |
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| Alien Obligations - Paying Taxes |
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| Once an alien is within the United States, the alien may be subject to the same taxes that U.S. citizens are subject to, including federal income taxes, social security and unemployment compensation taxes, and estate and gift taxes.More... |
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