Thread: Green Card Lovin’ Law Firm Fights Labor Department

Green Card Lovin’ Law Firm Fights Labor Department
Posted by Nathan Koppel

An ongoing battle between the Labor Department and a prominent law firm just got nastier.

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, a prominent New York immigration firm, is being audited by the Labor Department for possibly giving too much assistance to clients that seek green cards for foreign workers. Today, the firm fired back with a suit claiming that some of the department’s rules are unconstitutional.

At issue are controversial Labor Department rules that require a company, as a condition for sponsoring a foreign worker for a green card, to certify to the Labor Department that the company has not been able to find a “minimally qualifiedâ€

I believe this is the law firm that was in the news not to long ago advising bussiness how to keep from hiring Americans. What a bunch of traitors, is this now part of the American way?

the arrogance, the hubris is incredible. This is teh reason we have a problem with immigration, the immigration law firms!

[quote]The Labor regulations have been criticized widely by immigration lawyers, who say companies need their help in navigating a complicated area of law. The regs also violate clients’ First Amendment and due process rights to seek the advice of counsel, Fragomen claims in its suit. “As a result of the Department’s unlawful actions,â€