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2009 AILA National Conference Shuffle, Cut, and Deal me In The AILA 2009 National CLE Conference was held in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 3rd-6th, 2009. AILA, is the professional bar association for attorneys who specialize in general immigration law or its many subspecialty practice areas. The main purpose of the 2009 National Conference was to provide continuing education to AILA’s members regarding the practice of immigration law. Members from all 50 states, including international registrants from countries such as Cambodia, China, France, Germany, the UK, Guam, Israel, Italy, Korea, Russia, and Turkey, among others, attended the conference. Among the attendees were two of Zhang & Associates’ attorneys. The Conference Our Attorney attended many conference sessions which provided updates in various areas of specialty in immigration law. Some of these updates include the following:
In summary, this conference was a great opportunity for us to reach out and network with immigration judges, immigration officers, and even congressmen working on immigration reform, putting Z&A further in touch with an integral part of the immigration community. Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, known for its desert climate, bright lights, casinos, and Elvis style weddings has not only been a major city of interest for many people from all over the world, but it is also a city deeply rooted in the general history of the US. Las Vegas started as a stopover on the pioneer trails to the west and became a popular railroad town in the early 1900s. Gambling was legalized in the city in 1931, and became one of the city’s initial business successes. Most of the original large casinos were managed or at least funded under popular mob figures such as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Meyer Lansky, etc… Towards the late 1960s, the billionaire, Howard Hughes, purchased many casino-hotels and television stations in Las Vegas which spawned a movement of legitimization of the city. Around this time, the mob had also been run out of Las Vegas by the Federal Government. Las Vegas is also a short drive away from Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1936 outside of Boulder City and which stands as a major symbol of economic development of the US in the West. Built during the era of the Great Depression, thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to “tame the Colorado River.” The Dam has been rated as one of America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders. Today, Las Vegas has been made famous with the Strip, its bright lights and never ending entertainment, honing a slogan of “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” With the ability to walk from Pirate’s Cove to Paris, Rome, Venice and back to the US, in one night, it is without a doubt had a great time. Being back in the office now, they are eager to incorporate what they learned into their current practice. (06/20/2009) For more immigration news, please click here |
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