Many discussions over the past year have centered on whether an employer could successfully “sponsor” an employee who is in the U.S. illegally for a green card. Few of such discussions, however, have focused on those who are here legally in valid immigration status such as those with F-1 student visas, H-1B visas, J-1 visas or L-1s. In fact, it was always the understanding that these individuals could be sponsored with success, especially if they were professionals in areas such as IT, engineering and even in the social services. Indeed, in a good economy, individuals holding the above legal statuses were great candidates for green cards and an immigration attorney’s dream. Not so, however, in 2009. In this new era, cases which were previously readily approvable are now being carefully reviewed and ultimately denied. Why?
Green card sponsorship in the 2009 economic climate*-*Latino News and Opinion - AL DIA Newspaper: Hispanic Newspaper in Philadelphia - Periódico hispano en Filadelfia
Finally, a little common sense and reality is being used amidst all of the immigration chaos. Unfortunately, despite the fact that there are millions of qualified, unemployed Americans to fill employment vacancies, the bleeding hearts will continue to push their agenda.