California Immigration Reform While Washington remains gridlocked on immigration reform, California has passed several new bills that give immediate relief to immigrants in our great state. Read more… Source: LexisNexis Legal Newsroom, Oct. 7, 2013 AB 60: Extends the legal right to drive on the state’s roadways to millions of Californians; AB 4: Prohibits a…
The “SAFE“ Act is anything but. United We Dream highlights the problems with the “SAFE” Act introduced by Rep. Gowdy (R-Sc) in June 2013. United We Dream identifies several disturbing issues with this Act. The bill does little to fix our immigration system and eliminates relief for young DREAMers.
Indians Now Third Largest Immigrant Population in U.S. Since my parents arrived in the early 1960s to the U.S., “the share of Indian immigrants among all foreign-born in the U.S. increased from less than 0.5 percent to almost 5 percent…” “The 1.86 million Indian immigrants who were living in the U.S. in 2011 represented the…
Peddibhotla Law Firm supports the production of the creative and inspiring new film, “For Here or To Go?“ For the last few months the Peddibhotla Law Firm has been consulting with and providing resources to the independent filmmakers of “For Here or To Go?”The film is a comedy drama set in San Francisco/Bay Area and Mumbai.…
Is Comprehensive Immigration Reform still possible? By Kalpana V. Peddibhotla In our last July Newsletter, we described the U.S. Senate’s historic step in passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill, S.744, on June 27, 2013. After our last newsletter, many people contacted our office to inquire about the “new immigration reform law.” At this time there is NO new…
The September 2013 Visa Bulletin has been released! Next month we will enjoy a steady progression on the Employment Based side (EB-2 India moves 6 months, EB-3 India nearly 9 months and other categories move up to 1.5 years)! On the Family Based side, F2A remains current! So spouses of Green Card holders remain eligible…
August 2013 Visa Bulletin – F2A is Current! The new Visa Bulletin for August 2013 was just released – and finally the priority date for spouses and children of Lawful Permanent Residents is current for all countries! Individuals in the F2A category can begin filing for adjustment of status on August 1, 2013. We also…
U.S. Senate Passes Historic Immigration Reform Bill Written by Kalpana V. Peddibhotla, Attorney, Founder of Peddibhotla Law Firm. On June 27, 2013, the U.S. Senate took a historic first step in the process of reforming our current immigration system. In a vote of 68-32, the Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.…