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HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN IOWA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com IOWA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 3.4 STEM job openings were posted online in Iowa for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in… Read More
Sen. Hatch’s ‘I-Squared’ bill could more than double cap on high-skill visas
SALT LAKE CITY — The nation’s cap on high-skilled visas could more than double under legislation sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 233,000 applications for 85,000 high-skilled visas. The cap allows for 65,000 visas for international workers with bachelor… Read More
Record number of H-1B applicants sparks immigration debate
PALO ALTO — Companies are seeking more foreign workers than ever before to fill highly skilled jobs in technology and other industries, but the United States will grant visas to just a fraction of them in a lottery that began this week. Anxious to bump up those visa limits,… Read More
High-tech talent and immigration reform
High-tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple are usually very good about conducting research and development. But they are also notorious for poaching talent from one another and buying upstart competitors. These hot prospects are quickly integrated into their parent companies and become key parts of competitive strategy. In high-tech… Read More
HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN GEORGIA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com GEORGIA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, two STEM job openings were posted online in Georgia for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the… Read More
Foreign Entrepreneur Walks Away From Startup Because of Broken U.S. Immigration System
While Demijan Klinc was working on his PhD in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech, he created a promising “cone of silence” technology that made it more difficult for sensitive data transmitted over wireless phones to be intercepted. In 2009, while still in school, Klinc partnered with… Read More
U.S. gets 233,000 H-1B petitions, a new record
The U.S. received 233,000 H-1B petitions this year, believed to the highest number ever, and almost three times the number of available visas. The government issues 85,000 H-1B visas each year, 20,000 of which were set aside for people who had earned advanced degrees. Because the number of H-1B visas… Read More
HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN FLORIDA
Learn more about the need for high-skilled immigration reform at www.LetPJStay.com FLORIDA FACES A LARGE STEM SHORTAGE There are more STEM job openings than unemployed STEM workers: From 2009 to 2011, 1.4 STEM job openings were posted online in Florida for every 1 unemployed STEM worker in the… Read More
Chinese Immigrant Dr. Wenyuan Shi Revolutionizes Dentistry in America
Dr. Wenyuan Shi was born in Hangzhou, China and had an interesting life experience during the Chinese “Culture Revolution” as a member of the Little Red Guard. He came to the United States in 1985 to earn a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is no stranger to the… Read More
Help Wanted: West Michigan employers grapple with shrinking labor pool, skills gap
Put a group of local executives together to talk about their hiring needs and it probably won’t be long before the phrases start to fly. “Talent gap.” “Skills gap.” “Talent drought.” While the words they use may vary, local employers are nearly universal in calling it a “problem” that could… Read More
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