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Publisher: Immigration Impact

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26 May 2016

Lawsuit Against DHS and USCIS Seeks Transparency in H-1B Lottery Process

In order to pry open that box and let the American public and those most directly affected see how the lottery system works from start to finish, and to learn whether the system is operating fairly and all the available numbers are being used, the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association have teamed up on a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and USCIS, seeking information about the government s administration of the H-1B lottery.
In order to pry open that box and let the American public and those most directly affected see how the lottery system...
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Publisher: Immigration Impact

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10 Apr 2016

H-1B Visa Cap Reached in Five Days for Fourth Consecutive Year

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2017 was reached, meaning that in five business days, U.S. employers filed more petitions for an H-1B visa to hire a skilled foreign worker than the entire year s allocation of visas available under current law. This means that USCIS will conduct a lottery to determine which employers will get the visas they need.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7 that the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2017 was...
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Publisher: WSJ

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21 Jun 2015

U.S. Investigates Outsourcing at Utility for its H-1Bs Employees

The U.S. government is investigating two Indian outsourcing firms and a California power company over whether they violated labor and immigration laws by replacing American workers with foreigners on temporary work visas. The Labor Department said it is trying to ensure the Indian companies and Southern California Edison complied with the terms of the nation s skilled-worker-visa system. Controversy has exploded in recent months over whether these foreign workers, who typically have visas known as H-1Bs, displace or complement U.S. workers.
The U.S. government is investigating two Indian outsourcing firms and a California power company over whether they...
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Publisher: USA Today

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7 May 2014

Obama to ease rules for foreign high-skilled workers

The Obama administration wants to let nearly 100,000 spouses of foreigners working in high-tech fields to work here as well in a move critics say is harmful to nearly 10 million jobless Americans. The administration also hopes to ease the process for foreign professors and researchers who are trying to extend their stays in America.
The Obama administration wants to let nearly 100,000 spouses of foreigners working in high-tech fields to work here as...
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Publisher: SFGate

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27 Jul 2013

Silicon Valley steps up role in immigration debate – YEA!!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - one of the world's richest tech innovators - will break new ground next month by speaking publicly for the first time on a political issue when he delivers an address on immigration reform in San Francisco at the West Coast premiere of a film about undocumented immigrants.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - one of the world's richest tech innovators - will break new ground next month by speaking...
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Publisher: Washington Post

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4 Jun 2013

Anti-immigrant advocates have it wrong on the labor market

The recent buzz that there really isn t a shortage of science, technology, engineering and math (known collectively as STEM) workers is belied by the experience of hundreds of tech companies that are willing to expend additional money in finding and relocating skilled workers from overseas. There, too, research suggests the anti-immigrant forces are peddling snake oil.
The recent buzz that there really isn t a shortage of science, technology, engineering and math (known collectively as...
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Publisher: Newsmax

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27 May 2013

High-Tech Industry Big Winner in Senate Immigration Bill

High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate.--Many high tech companies are concerned about the number of restrictions designed to ensure U.S. workers get a first shot at jobs and also the calculation for the H-1B Cap
High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an...
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Publisher: John M. Manley Immigration Attorney

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25 May 2013

Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation- Immigration Reform

I recently participated in a Consumer Electronics Association sponsored Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation. Here is the video from the discussion with various immigration reform proponents from around the country:
I recently participated in a Consumer Electronics Association sponsored Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation....
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Publisher: The Hill

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23 May 2013

Schumer and Hatch strike breakthrough deal on H-1B visas

The broad bill requires employers filing visa petitions to first offer a job to an "equally qualified" U.S. worker. Hatch s revised amendment number 12 would impose this requirement only on "H-1B-dependent" companies but clarifies the definition of such companies. The underlying bill also bars companies from displacing a U.S. worker within 90 days of filing a visa petition for an H-1B worker. Hatch s amendment number 13 would shield non-H-1B-dependent companies by allowing them to only stipulate that they do not have the intent to displace U.S. workers. The Schumer-Hatch deal accepts the original intent standard for non-H-1B companies but only for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) positions. For all other professions, there would remain a strict prohibition against displacing workers within 90 days of visa petitions.
The broad bill requires employers filing visa petitions to first offer a job to an "equally qualified" U.S. worker....
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Publisher: The Washington Post

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21 May 2013

Hatch negotiates to expand H-1B visas as part of Senate immigration bill –That’s a good move!

Hatch s amendments include a provision that would eliminate a requirement that tech companies offer jobs first to U.S. citizens, a condition that industry leaders said places an unnecessary burden on them. But the AFL-CIO has opposed Hatch s proposals.
Hatch s amendments include a provision that would eliminate a requirement that tech companies offer jobs first to U.S....
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Publisher: NYTimes

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21 May 2013

Tech Industry Pushes to Amend Immigration Bill

The industry achieved its main goals in the draft Senate bill: an easing of the green card process and an expansion of the number of skilled guest worker visas. That draft, though, includes language that it considers excessive regulatory oversight of when a company can hire a temporary foreign worker and lay off an existing American worker--The problem with pushing for more amendments is that it may endanger the entire bill, which would affect millions of people.
The industry achieved its main goals in the draft Senate bill: an easing of the green card process and an expansion of...
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Publisher: John M. Manley Immigration Attorney

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20 May 2013

Possible H-1B Filing Mechanics Under The Gang of Eight’s New Immigration Reform Bill (S. 744)

S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, will definitely change the way Employers file H-1B Petitions on behalf of prospective employees. What would an H-1B filing look like if such a law passes?
S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, will definitely change the way...
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Publisher: Huffington Post

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16 May 2013

Judiciary Committee Smacks Down Jeff Sessions Amendment To Limit Immigration

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee abandoned Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday in his effort to limit the number of immigrants who could come to the United States, and helped Democrats to kill the amendment in a 1-17 vote--I hate to see what will happen with immigration reform in the GOP controlled House.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee abandoned Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday in his effort to limit...
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Publisher: The Washington Post

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16 May 2013

Senators protect fragile compromise on H-1B visas–Even the Gang of 8s version is not enough…

Raising the H-1B Cap is seems to be one of the more controversial aspects in these negotiations. Here is the crux of the issue: The discussions are part of an ongoing tug-of-war between technology firms that say the country cannot supply enough skilled workers, whose demands have been championed largely by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and labor groups who say those firms are simply trying to avoid hiring more Americans.
Raising the H-1B Cap is seems to be one of the more controversial aspects in these negotiations. Here is the crux of the...
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Publisher: NYTimes

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13 Apr 2013

Tech Firms Push for Immigration Reform

Silicon Valley is battling in Washington to make the immigration process easier for thousands of people like Mr. Sankhla, many of them Indian engineers, while also pushing to hire many more guest workers from abroad.
Silicon Valley is battling in Washington to make the immigration process easier for thousands of people like Mr....
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