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Microsoft Push For Worker Visas Raises Concerns, Exposes Loopholes
The Seattle Times November 26, 2012 Microsoft intended to jump start stalled immigration reform — and help fill thousands of job vacancies — when it offered to pay the government a bounty for extra visas to hire more foreign workers. But the offer has stirred up new concerns about… Read More
House To Mull GOP Immigration Bill
Newsday November 26, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their… Read More
Make History on Immigration Reform: Address History First
Huffington Post November 26, 2012 No longer can the president of the United States defer dealing with immigration. While it was barely a campaign issue, for America to continue avoiding comprehensive immigration reform is plainly inexcusable. When President Obama takes up immigration reform in 2013 he must make absolutely… Read More
Visas For Tech Entrepreneurs May Get Lawmakers’ Focus
Investor’s Business Daily November 23, 2012 Observers expect lawmakers to resume efforts to create a streamlined visa designed specifically for tech entrepreneurs, now that the presidential election is over. “After the election, the politicians … will come to their senses,” said Vivek Wadhwa, a Stanford Law School fellow. It… Read More
House To Consider Limited GOP Immigration Bill
USA Today November 23, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to… Read More
Visas For Tech Entrepreneurs May Get Lawmakers’ Focus
Investor’s Business Daily November 23, 2012 Observers expect lawmakers to resume efforts to create a streamlined visa designed specifically for tech entrepreneurs, now that the presidential election is over. “After the election, the politicians … will come to their senses,” said Vivek Wadhwa, a Stanford Law School fellow. It… Read More
House To Consider Limited GOP Immigration Bill
USA Today November 23, 2012 House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to… Read More
Startup Visas Get New Push
The Wall Street Journal November 22, 2012 A coalition of entrepreneurs, investors and advocacy groups is pressing its campaign for a special visa that would allow foreigners who launch companies to stay in the U.S. The group hopes to avoid situations like the one faced by Asaf Darash. Mr. Read More
Startup Visas Get New Push
The Wall Street Journal November 22, 2012 A coalition of entrepreneurs, investors and advocacy groups is pressing its campaign for a special visa that would allow foreigners who launch companies to stay in the U.S. The group hopes to avoid situations like the one faced by Asaf Darash. Mr. Read More
Help Wanted: The Role of Foreign Workers in the Innovation Economy
The report, “Help Wanted: The Role of Foreign Workers in the Innovation Economy,” by the Information Technology Industry Council, New American Economy, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, gives evidence that foreign-born workers in the fields of Science, Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM) are complementing – not displacing – their… Read More
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