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Vince Lau recently joined the Boston College Law School Alumni Board. One of his first official duties was to attend a screening of "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" which is a documentary about a community bank owned and run by the family of BC alumnae. This was the only bank that was indicted for mortgage fraud during the 2008 financial crisis. You can catch the documentary on PBS this fall. In the meantime, read Vince's reactions: https://bclawimpact.org/2017/08/09/a-film-to-make-our-alma-mater-proud/

RAISE Act Endorsed by Trump On August 2, 2017, President Trump endorsed a bill that aims to limit legal immigration to the United States. The proposed Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act ("RAISE") was initially introduced in April 2017. If implemented, the bill would change the existing process for legal immigration by limiting the number of immigrants entering the United States to 500,000 per year. It would also grant permanent residence on the basis of merit. This system would give preference to highly-skilled English-speaking immigrants and limit family-based preference immigration categories. Under this proposed bill, U.S. citizens and Legal...

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 39 chapters and over 50 national committees. (www.aila.org) Among one of AILA's most active...

International Entrepreneur Rule On Hold In January, the Federal Register announced that a new option for entrepreneurs, the International Entrepreneur Rule, would take effect on July 17, 2017 (today). [Please see our postings on August 27, 2016 and January 17, 2017 below.] This generated a lot of hope and excitement for the entrepreneur committee, until last week when the Federal Register announced that the effective date of this rule would be put on hold until March 14, 2018 in order that the public may provide feedback in response to the possibility of rescinding this rule. While this outcome is not...

American Bar Association features Clark Lau LLC Attorney Erin Hogan's article on achievement-based immigrant visas. Check out more about this option for a green card: Click here

Clark Lau LLC welcomes new team member Courtney Fields! http://www.clarklau.com/index.cfm/AboutUs/OurTeam Check out Courtney's bio as well as the qualifications of the rest of the Clark Lau LLC team! We're here to partner with you as you tackle your immigration needs!