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USCIS announced it will deny or revoke all petitions filed by an employer for the same H-1B worker if more than one filing is discovered.  If multiple petitions are discovered, whether one or more such petitions are approved, USCIS will data enter all those duplicative petitions, retain all fees, and either deny the petitions or, if a petition was approved, revoke the petition. The petitions will not be returned to the petitioner.

As of June 6, 2008, USCIS has discovered that less than ½ of one percent of the total H-1B cap eligible petitions received involved duplicate or multiple filings for the same prospective beneficiary.

USCIS has announced Cap Count for H-1B and H-2B Workers for Fiscal Year 2009. 

Hopefully, the newly elected officials in 2009 will see immigration reform legislation as important to our nation's national security, economy and future. 

What do you predict will happen in 2009 regarding legislation?  Please comment and let me know.

According to the New York Times, Swiss voters defeated a measure that would have legitimized the practice of allowing secret votes by townspeople on granting citizenship to foreigners in their communities.

Imagine if citizenship in the United States were granted based on votes of a community like Farmers Branch, Texas.  As subjective and arbitrary that U.S. agencies (USCIS, DOL, DOS, etc.) may appear to act toward immigrants, I believe there is sincere effort for professional results.