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Fed Chair Greenspan on Immigration and Future Economic Growth
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As reported on ILW.com, on August 27, 2004 the Federal Reserve Bank Chairman, Alan Greenspan, discussed the negative economic impacts of the aging U.S. population and decreases in U.S. fertility rates. Such impacts include potential decreases in economic growth, and future problems with funding the Social Security and Medicare systems. What could offset these negative impacts? "Immigration, if we choose to expand it, could also lessen the decline of the labor force growth in the U.S. [...,] but to fully offset the effects of the decline in fertility, immigration would have to be much larger than almost all current projections assume, " suggested Chairman Greenspan.
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Our Website Now In Spanish! / ¡Nuestra página de web ahora en español!
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September 22, 2004. The Mdivani Law Firm, an Overland Park-based immigration law practice, has launched the Spanish-language version of its informational website. Www.uslegalimmigration.com now provides news about changes in immigration law, policy and procedures in English and Spanish. Spanish-speaking visitors, please click “Español.” Lawyers at The Mdivani Law Firm assist families and employers with their immigration-related matters in Missouri and Kansas. All our lawyers and staff are multilingual. We are proud to serve our clients in their language of choice, including English, Spanish, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, German, and Russian.
Septiembre 22, 2004. The Mdivani Law Firm, práctica de inmigración basada en Overland Park, ahora ofrece su website informativo en español. Www.uslegalimmigration.com provee las últimas noticias de inmigración, regulaciones, y procesos en inglés y español. Los visitantes de habla hispana por favor hagan clic en “español.” Los abogados en The Mdivani Law Firm ayudan a las familias y a las empresas con sus asuntos de inmigración en Missouri y Kansas. Todos los abogados y personal en nuestra oficina son multilingües. Tenemos el placer de servir a nuestros clientes en su idioma preferido, inclusive en inglés, español, bosnio, serbio, croata, alemán, y ruso.
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USCIS Announces It Received 45,900 H-1B Visa Petitions Against FY 2005 Cap
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on September 2, 2004 that it has received 45,900 H-1B Petitions out of the 65,000 available for the FY 2005. These numbers reflect the petitions received as of August 18, 2004. This shows that, as expected, the cap for fiscal year 2005 is likely to be reached by early fall.
