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Immigration

Feb. 26, 2015

Immigration reform leads to uptick in work for attorneys

President Barack Obama announced an upgrade to immigration rules Tuesday that will make it easier for spouses of high-skilled immigrant workers to apply for their own work authorizations.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


President Barack Obama unveiled a bundle of immigration rules Tuesday that will make it easier for spouses of high-skilled immigrant workers to apply for their own work authorizations.


The change will create eligibility for nearly 180,000 applicants and dovetails with the president's prior executive actions on immigration, which have sparked an uptick in demand for immigration attorneys, particul...

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