Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008

HR 4088/HR 5515, provisions related to verification of immigration status; HR 5630/HR 5642, to expand the number of available H-1B visas each year; comments to the Department of Homeland Security on proposed rule to extend optional practical training (OPT); HR 5882/S 3414, green card recapture; HR 6039, to exempt STEM graduate degree recipients from visa caps; HR 5921, to eliminate per country limits on green cards.

Client expense: $574,979 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification

Client expense: $20,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field - H.R. 6039 and S. 3084. Exempts foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a U.S. university from the annual EB (employment based) green card limit. - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories H.R. 5921. eliminates per country limits on EB green cards - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. Recapture EB green cards from prior years that went unused due to government processing delays - H.R. 5882, S. 3414

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification

Client expense: $20,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field - H.R. 6039 and S. 3084. Exempts foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a U.S. university from the annual EB (employment based) green card limit. - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories H.R. 5921. eliminates per country limits on EB green cards - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 5882, S. 3414 - recaptures EB green cards from prior years that went unused due to government processing delays.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 4088/HR 5515, provisions related to verification of immigration status; HR 5630/HR 5642, to expand the number of available H-1B visas each year; comments to the Department of Homeland Security on proposed rule to extend optional practical training (OPT); HR 5882/S 3414, green card recapture; HR 6039, to exempt STEM graduate degree recipients from visa caps; HR 5921, to eliminate per country limits on green cards.

Client expense: $574,593 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detnetion standards & medical issues; labor certification

Client expense: $19,000 · Firm income: Not reported

- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field - H.R. 6039 and S. 3084. Exempts foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a U.S. university from the annual EB (employment based) green card limit. - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories H.R. 5921. eliminates per country limits on EB green cards - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H.R. 5882, S. 3414 - recaptures EB green cards from prior years that went unused due to government processing delays.

Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

See attached. H.R. 5515 by Sam Johnson (R-TX) New Employee Verification Act of 2008 (Provisions amending the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts) H.R. 5882 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. (Provisions that would reach back to 1992 and "recapture" employment-based and family-based visas, potentially adding over 550,000 new green cards) H.R. 5924 by Robert Wexler (D-FL) Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act. (Provision that would lift the cap on employment-based visas for nurses and physical therapists until 2011) H.R. 5950 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. (Provisions that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "to establish procedures for the delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees inDHS custody) H.R. 6020 by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant any person who served honorably as a member of the U.S. armed forces in certain "contingency operations" the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen) H.R. 6633 by Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008. (Provisions that would evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries) S. 2840 by Chuck Schumer (D-NY) The "Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act. (Provisions that would establish an office within DHS that would serve as a liaison between that department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in effort to facilitate citizenship applications of both active and former service members and their spouses and minor children S. 3257 by Arlen Specter (R-PA) Legal Immigration Extension Act of 2008. (Provisions related to extending E-Verify for five years and reauthorize several other visa categories) S. 3414 by Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008. (Provisions which reauthorizes E-Verify for five years, but also includes a provision that would recapture visas that the State Department did not issue in fiscal years 1992 through 2007) S. 3606 by Orrin Hatch (R-UT) The "Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act." (Provisions relating to The Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program that allows certain qualifying religious organizations to sponsor nonminister religious workers for a visa that allows them to permanently immigrate to the United States. 5,000 visas are available in this category annually)

Congressional oversight of high-skilled immigration reform issues, employment-based visa reform and related issues, including H.R. 5882, a bill to recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future; and S. 3414, the "Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Immigration reform legislation - no bill; Visa processing concerns - no bill; Optional Practical Training for student visas - no bill; Green card recapture legislation - (H.R. 5882, S. 3414).

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office