Difficult Times
For the past few weeks, as the economy was changing from bad to worse, our office received many inquiries from clients about their immigration status. Some of them got the pink slips while most of them are just getting ready for the worse case scenario. "What if I get laid off" is the most common question that they asked. Certainly times are tough. From wall street to main street, there seems to be no safe haven any more. Just look at the stock market; everything from autos to housing, from financials to high-tech companies have all been going south. We offered our clients some general legal advice as to how to maintain their lawful status and increase their chance of staying in the U.S. The most important thing is to plan ahead of time. If you wait until you are terminated to start planning, usually there won't be enough time to do anything meaningful. In most instances, the law does not allow lengthy, if any, grace periods. Take precautions now and always have a plan "B". Hopefully we will ride out this storm soon enough.
