Enforcing the Obvious- Fed Judge Blocks Arizona Enforcement

As the media and activists on both side have continued making "news" of Arizona's new immigration enforcement law, I've been chanting and chanting and chanting..."the law violates federal sovereignty and the first federal judge to touch it will zap it."Bingo. As she did...

Jose E. Latour Jul 28, 2010

Intelligence and Immigration

I spent a lot of time last week at the AILA conference quietly pondering just how our immigration system got as broken as it has.  Between unresponsive bureaucrats, dogmatic policies which fly in the face of our national identity, and lawyers trying to bend the rules to the point of destroying ...

Jose E. Latour Jul 09, 2010

2010 Florida Trend’s Legal Elite- Honored and Humbled!

Folks, just wanted to share something which is personal (as I will explain) and very meaningful to me.  As many of you know, I have been practicing a long time.  Six years ago, I sold my practice to my partner and stepped out of immigration for a few years.  When I returned to it last...

Jose E. Latour Jul 08, 2010

Bona Fide and “EB-5ed”: The Impetus for a Genuine Job Recovery

Information on the wonders and blessings of EB-5 ImmigrantInvestor Regional Centers and their positive impact on local economies aboundsonline…in the websites of said Regional Centers.  Unfortunately, the tale of the EB5 tape tellsa different story in many cases. Statistically speaking, th...

Jose E. Latour Jun 29, 2010

Callback from OZ (a/k/a EB-5 Adjudications Team)

To my surprise (and to their credit), I received a telephone call at 7 pm the other night from a member of USCIS' Laguna Niguel's EB-5 Adjudications team.  Much to the amusement of several attorney friends who were tickled by my naive belief that one could simply call up and speak to ...

Jose E. Latour Mar 17, 2010

Expounding on EB5 Visas in China and H-1B Prospects for Next Year

Reporter Stella Chan recently interviewed me for China Media Net, here are the links to the Chinese articles.  This one discusses conflicts of interest in attorneys and agents marketing Regional Centers in China and what investors need to know: http://www.dwnews.com/gb/MainNews/2010-02/2010-02-...

Jose E. Latour Feb 18, 2010

VIDEO BLOG: Understanding the Potential Impact of EB5 Job Creation Methodologies

Jose E. Latour Feb 10, 2010

Helllllloooooooooooo….anybody OUT THERE???

I spent HOURS reading over excruciating USCIS dicta to bring you a concise synopsis of the January memorandum and NOT A COMMENT.  In fact, my site visits today are about a third what they've been on days when I don't write!  Gads!!!!A simple acknowledgment of my "what visa d...

Jose E. Latour Feb 03, 2010

Time To Roll Up the Sleeves for Haiti…Beginning with Uncle Sam’s TPS Fee

Linda Osberg-Braun, Roger's law partner, knows a thing or two about TPS.  Actually, to be fair, there is not a lot about immigration relief and benefits about which Linda is NOT an expert.  So it is quite befitting that tomorrow,  Linda will be at the University of Miami teaching...

Jose E. Latour Jan 19, 2010

EB5 Public Relations Press Release

EB5 Public Relations Targets EB5 Regional Center Investors OverseasFormer US Diplomatic/Consular Officer and A/V-Rated Attorney Jose E. Latour launches EB5 Public Relations, an international marketing, publicity, and event management consultancy catering to US EB5 Regional Centers looking to reach p...

Jose E. Latour Jan 15, 2010