Immigration
Publisher: USA Today
Author: Alan Gomez
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.
Publisher: SFGate
Author: Carla Marinucci
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.
Publisher: The Washington Post
Author: Peter Wallsten
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.
Publisher: Forbes
Author: David Bier
24 Jul 2012