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18 Apr 2017

USCIS Reaches FY 2018 H-1B Cap

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the masters cap.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for...
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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: John M. Manley Immigration Attorney

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12 Apr 2013

H-1B Cap Lottery: What are the odds of being selected?

If you are a normal H-1B Cap Applicant, you therefore have a 59.9% chance of being selected in this year s FY-2014 H-1B Lottery. If you and your employer are in the unlucky 40.1% who do not receive a Cap Number, absent immigration reform, you will have to wait until April 1, 2014 to reapply for the H-1B visa.
If you are a normal H-1B Cap Applicant, you therefore have a 59.9% chance of being selected in this year s FY-2014 H-1B...
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Publisher: USCIS

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8 Apr 2013

Latest USCIS News Release on Reaching the FY 2014 H-1B Cap

For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. USCIS received approximately 124,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 7, 2013, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process (commonly known as a "lottery") to select a sufficient number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the advanced degree exemption limit. For cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing--this visa category needs serious reform!
For the first time since 2008, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of...
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Publisher: USCIS

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5 Apr 2013

USCIS Reaches FY 2014 H-1B Cap–This program needs immigration reform!

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2014. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. After today, USCIS will not accept H-1B petitions subject to the FY 2014 cap or the advanced degree exemption-- This program needs immigration reform!
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B...
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Publisher: John M. Manley Immigration Attorney

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1 Apr 2013

H-1B Visas: A Program in Serious Need of Immigration Reform

What is wrong with a system when applicants have to worry about an April 1 filing delivery for a job that does not start until October 1? Thoughts on what has gone wrong with the H-1B Visa Cap process.
What is wrong with a system when applicants have to worry about an April 1 filing delivery for a job that does not start...
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Publisher: The Washington Post

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23 Mar 2013

Visas for high-skilled workers could double under bipartisan Senate plan

The expansion of the visas, known as H1Bs, is one element of talks among a bipartisan group of eight senators, whose legislation is expected to serve as the basis for a deal between Congress and the White House to retool the immigration system. The number of visas available would approximately double from the current limit of 65,000 per year.
The expansion of the visas, known as H1Bs, is one element of talks among a bipartisan group of eight senators, whose...
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