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Blueseed ‘Googleplex of the Sea’ Highlights Need For Visa Reform
Time Business July 9, 2012 As the U.S. continues to grapple with high unemployment, there is one place in the country where the jobless rate remains low: Silicon Valley. In fact, big U.S. tech companies like Google, Apple and Facebook are currently waging a war for top talent. Tech executives often talk about a shortage […]
Read MoreSmart Immigration Policy Can Help NJ Tech Companies Fill High-Level Slots
New Jersey Tech Weekly July 4, 2012 N.J. tech companies that need to hire highly skilled technical workers with job expertise not found in the U.S. are suffering from outdated, bureaucratic and restrictive immigration policies and procedures, according to speakers at a conference sponsored by Einstein’s Alley, a private, nonprofit economic development initiative located in […]
Read MoreSome States Attempt to Move Forward on Immigration Laws Following Supreme Court Decision
Prior to the Supreme Court’s recent decision on Arizona SB 1070, other states that passed immigration laws were also embroiled in complicated legal battles. Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Utah all passed restrictive immigration laws, parts of which were challenged in court and subsequently enjoined pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona. Now that the […]
Read MoreWichitan Heading to Washington for H-1B Visa Discussion
Witchita Business Journal July 6, 2012 Wichita’s efforts to develop a highly skilled engineering work force are catching the attention of the Brookings Institution, which has invited Keith Lawing, executive director of the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, to speak at a panel discussion later this month. The Brookings event, on July 18 in […]
Read MoreWith H-1B Visa Cap Reached, U.S. Still Hungry for Skilled Workers
The Examiner July 7, 2012 By mid-June, less than halfway through 2012, federal officials announced that the United States had reached the cap set by Congress for H-1B visas issued to foreign born workers. The H-1B visa program is a crucial tool used by employers in this country to attract and hire skilled foreign workers […]
Read MoreLetter to Obama Asks Legislators to Help Extend Visas for Foreign-Born Students
The Daily Californian July 8, 2012 A letter sent July 2 to President Barack Obama and top-ranking congressional officials signed by leaders from more than 100 American universities — including UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and UC President Mark Yudof — calls for new legislation to allow foreign-born students to stay in the country longer […]
Read MoreCivil Rights Groups Resume Legal Challenges to Alabama’s Immigration Law
Less than three weeks after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Arizona v. United States—which struck down three provisions of SB 1070 and invited future challenges to a fourth—civil rights groups are back in court resuming their challenges to copycat laws in other states. Going forward, the lawsuits will focus more on how to interpret […]
Read MoreImmigrants Critical to Our Economic Future
Sun Journal Maine July 06, 2012 As the presidential campaign heats up so will the debate over the role of immigrants in our economy and our communities. That has been an ongoing conversation in Lewiston-Auburn for the past 10 years and a hot-button topic in southwestern border states for decades. But the controversy will likely […]
Read MoreIn California, TRUST Act One Step Closer to Becoming Law
The California state Senate overwhelmingly approved the TRUST Act on Thursday, marking a significant step for a piece of legislation aimed at limiting the humanitarian impact of the Secure Communities program. The bill must still pass the state Assembly and be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown to become law, but its success thus far represents […]
Read MoreSenate Bills Aim to Help Graduates in STEM Fields Get Green Cards
Reg Blog July 5, 2012 Two recently introduced bills in the United States Senate are designed to slow the “brain drain” of foreign-born scientists and engineers who return to their native countries after receiving graduate training in the US. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and […]
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