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Midwest Employer of Illegal Workers Ordered to Pay Nearly $3 million
in Immigration Fines and Penalties
On November 8, 2011, the owners of a
Michigan dairy farm were criminally sentenced to 3 years probation.
The owner and the company were ordered to pay fines and penalties in
lieu of forfeiture totaling $2,734,000. Court records showed
that the company employed 78 different illegal workers, which
constituted almost 75% of its workforce.
For more specifics from USCIS, click
here.
Surge in Demand for U.S. Visas from China and Brazil
The State Department reports that it
has processed more that 9 million visa applications in fiscal
year 2011. Visas issued to Brazilians increased 44 percent
over 2010. China visas increased 35 percent. The State
Department is increasing capacity to be able to adjudicate 2.2
million visas per year in China and 1.8 visas per year in
Brazil. Leading visa categories include tourists, business
visitors and students. For more specifics from the
Department of State, click
here.
The B-1/B-2 visitor category is
the most commonly used visa for short-tem visitors. For
Frequently Asked Questions about the
B-1/B-2 visa, click
here.
More than 12.6 million Legal Permanent Residents living in the
U.S.
Minnesota ranks 18th in the U.S. with 180,000 Legal Permanent
Residents
The Department of Homeland
Security office of Immigration Statistics reports that more that
25 million people legally obtained permanent "greencard"
status between 1980 and 2009. More than 10 million have
become U.S. citizens and 12.6 million remain in legal Permanent
Resident "greencard" status. The Top 10 countries of origin
include: Mexico, Philippines, China, India, Dominican Republic,
Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.
To read the full report, click
here.
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