AILA Correspondence with the Government

Read letters that AILA has sent to government officials about pressing immigration -related issues, as well as coalition letters to government officials that AILA has signed.

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AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter to President Bush on Meeting with Vicente Fox

Letter from AILA Executive Director Jeanne Butterfield on President Bush meeting in Mexico with Mexican President Fox.

2/14/01 AILA Doc. No. 01031759.
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter to Congress Regarding H-1B and Other Immigration Issues

Letter sent by AILA to Congress outlining the need for NACARA, registry and 245(i), in addition to more H-1Bs this year.

AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter on AEDPA Section 440(d)

Letter from AILA to Attorney General Reno urging her to take immediate action in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (on March 8, 1999) declining review of lower court decisions which diverged from the opinion in Matter of Soriano with regards to AEDPA Section 440(d).

4/15/99 AILA Doc. No. 99042159. Detention & Bond, Removal & Relief
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter on Move of Administration of Labor Certifications

AILA letter sent to Chairmen of the House and Senate DOL Appropriations and Authorizations committees regarding DOL's FY2000 Budget and the potential move of the administration of labor certification programs from the ETA to ESA.

2/16/99 AILA Doc. No. 99022559. Business Immigration, Labor Certification (Permanent)
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter to INS Commissioner Doris Meissner

Letter from AILA President Jimmy Wu to Doris Meissner on various immigration issues, including INS restructuring and streamlining.

10/13/98 AILA Doc. No. 98101357.
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

Letter to Representative Hyde on H-1Bs

Letter from AILA to Representative Henry Hyde (Chair, Committee on the Judiciary) regarding the Lamar Smith's Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998 which would make changes to the H-1B program.

4/29/98 AILA Doc. No. 98012958. Business Immigration, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence, Media Tools

Groups Express Concern About UPL in Naturalization Applications

Several immigration groups wrote to INS and expressed concern about possible unauthorized practice of law in naturalization cases.

12/14/95 AILA Doc. No. 96011859. Naturalization & Citizenship
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

Consular Review Proprosal Presented to DOS

The following is a letter from AILA President Peter Williamson to the State Department's Director of Legislation and Regulations, Stephen Fischel, regarding AILA's proposed regulation on administrative consular review.

11/18/94 AILA Doc. No. 94112299. Consular Processing
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence, Media Tools

Letter to Chief Judge Creppy from AILF on 245(i)

Letter from AILF Legal Action Center Director, Lory D. Rosenberg, to Chief Immigration Judge, Michael Creppy, regarding INA 245(i) and adjustment of status and a new S visa.

10/21/94 AILA Doc. No. 94102558. Adjustment of Status, Removal & Relief
AILA Public Statements, Correspondence

AILA Letter to INS Regarding Implementation of the Adjustment of Status Program

Letter from Jim Tom Haynes, Chair of the AILA Task Force on Adjustment of Status to Lawrence Weinig, Acting Associate Commissioner for Examinations, INS regarding the implementation of the Adjustment of Status program.

9/20/94 AILA Doc. No. 94092259. Adjustment of Status, Humanitarian Parole