Why you should attend
This year's program will examine key immigration trends and hot topics for 2011. You will hear from Washington insiders about what is likely to happen with immigration legislation this session. What immigration initiatives will we see from Congress, particularly the new Republican House? Will piecemeal efforts include increased enforcement or increased visa numbers? Will the Dream Act pass or will E-Verify become mandatory? How will efforts of restrictionists in Congress affect adjudications at USCIS, DOL and consulates? What can employers expect with regard to H-1B cap filings for FY 12-13, and when will a new pre-registration system take effect? What other processing changes are in the works as USCIS implements its "VIBE" system and moves to account-based filings? What is DOL looking for when imposing supervised recruitment? How has immigration enforcement evolved, and where is it heading?

Join us at this year's Institute to hear an outstanding faculty of top level government officials, along with leading practitioners in the field, discuss recent reforms and developments that impact your practice. Topics will include new immigration initiatives in Washington and around the country, immigrant and nonimmigrant processing issues and new laws and policies related to enforcement.

What you will learn
• Legislative update - The Evolving Efforts at Immigration Reform: What Happens Next?
• Dream Act, biometrics for verification, visa numbers, changes to L-1 and green cards
• Department of State memo on L-1s and its effect on visa applications
• Trends in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication
• H-1B cap analysis for FY 12 and a look forward to FY 13
• PERM adjudication - where is it moving - what triggers audits and supervised recruitment?
• State legislation, E-Verify changes, employer sanctions and interior enforcement - are there 4th Amendment issues?

Who should attend
This program is for attorneys specializing in immigration law, as well as those who work with immigration matters as part of a diverse practice or at large international law firms. The program is also valuable for in-house counsel and personnel managers at corporations who have responsibility for employment and immigration matters.
Cost: $995*

PLEASE NOTE:
*Full scholarships to PLI's live seminars and webcasts are available to judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, law students, attorneys 65 or older, law librarians, attorneys who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys. Attorneys in private practice who seek to learn skills that will assist them in pro bono activities are encouraged to apply.

Please contact Leonard McKenzie at 212-824-5826 for additional information.