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Jerry Erickson is the managing partner of Szabo, Zelnick, & Erickson, P.C. www.szelaw.com and the senior attorney in the firm’s Business Immigration Section. He has practiced law for over twenty years and represents clients in numerous complex areas of immigration law. He can be reached at jerickson@szelaw.com.

Jerry has been a partner with the firm since 1989. Prior to joining the firm, Jerry was selected for a Judicial Clerkship in 1984 to work for the Judges of the Circuit Court of Prince William County.

The Prince William County Bar Association has previously elected Jerry to serve as one of its members on the Judicial Selection Committee. He has also been selected to lecture on behalf of the Virginia State Bar on issues related to ethics and professionalism.

Jerry received his Bachelor’s Degree from George Mason University in 1981 and his Juris Doctor from George Mason School of Law in 1984. He has been a member of the Virginia State Bar Association since 1984 and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the International Business Committee and the Virginia State Bar International Practice Section. He is admitted to practice in the U. S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.

Immigration and the health care debate

You’ve likely read by now that immigration issues have become part of the national dialogue in the health care reform debate. The primary issue concerns who will benefit if a national plan is put in place. It’s not difficult to conclude that many health care reform advocates hoped that President Obama would deal with immigration first, and then tackle the equally explosive issue of national health care Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 03/09/2009 | Immigration

The immigration solution: Get politicians to commit

As the Obama administration begins to tackle the issues associated with immigration reform, it is undoubtedly searching for the keys to fixing our broken and neglected immigration system. The issues that we face are not all new and previous administrations have recognized the seriousness of finding and implementing a proper strategy. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 29/07/2009 | Immigration

ICE steps up audits

It seems that the government has realized that tougher enforcement on the business could be a key first step in significantly reducing the illegal portion of the U.S. workforce. Perhaps the tougher sanctions will be the answer in getting business to comply with U.S. hiring requirements. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 22/07/2009 | Immigration

Immigration reform bill coming up

The last time the issue of immigration reform was considered was in 2007. That measure failed in the Senate. The result is that the issues that were raised in 2007 are still waiting for us to consider and resolve. The issues involved in immigration reform that need to be addressed are numerous and complex. Once Congress takes up some of the narrow immigration issues that must be dealt with this year (i.e. E-Verify), it’s hopeful that the other larger immigration reform issues will be dealt with as well. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 29/06/2009 | Immigration

Virtual Border fence: Are the holes fixed?

Have you heard about the “virtual fence?” If not, you’re not alone; but you will surely read much more about it as immigration reform begins rolling forward. Southern Arizona is the backdrop for the groundbreaking of the virtual fence project. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 29/06/2009 | Immigration

Can Reform Boost the U.S. Economy?

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, as proposed in April 2006, would have had the effect of generating $66 billion in revenue between 2007-2016, primarily from payroll and income taxes. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 28/05/2009 | Immigration

A Cure for the Nursing Shortage

Although some nurse job seekers are finding that a tough economy means less job options, this appears to be temporary. Currently, as hospitals and other medical providers experience the same economic downturn as the rest of us, the national nursing crisis may be on a hiatus. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 29/04/2009 | Immigration

Jan Roltsch-Anoll Named "Influential Woman of Virginia"

WOODBRIDGE, VA – Szabo, Zelnick & Erickson (SZE) announces that Jan Roltsch-Anoll, long-time Prince William County resident and member of their firm, was named among the 28 Virginia Women to be recognized as the 2009 “Influential Women of Virginia” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 14/04/2009 | Law

Immigrant Workers, Economic Recovery

On March 27, the Prince William Committee of 100, a group that provides a “non-partisan, educational forum to study essential interests, problems and goals of the people of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park,” hosted panelists from the local, state and federal level to discuss how the stimulus package will affect our county. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 07/04/2009 | Immigration

March Madness- Are you on the H-1B Bubble?

It's that time of year again, when all of the immigration world is a buzz with the H-1B cap filing date on the horizon. On April 1, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions filed for fiscal year (FY) 2010. Read

By: Jerry Erickson | 02/04/2009 | Immigration