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‘Battle for Talent Is Global’: Rust Belt Seeks Visa Reform
After about 233,000 H-1B visa applications outstripped the cap of 65,000 in less than a week for the third year in a row, business and economic leaders across the Midwest—including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York—spoke out on the need for H-1B visa reform. “It’s a significant issue to the Midwest, especially older urban areas,” […]
Read MoreSen. 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 degrees and 20,000 for those […]
Read MoreRecord 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, a bipartisan campaign is seeking to […]
Read MoreHigh-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 fields, talent alone matters. What […]
Read MoreFour Myths That Sen. Sessions Believes About Immigration to the United States
Nativist ideology is filled with falsehoods, half-truths, and distortions. From the impact of immigrants on the economy to the pace of their integration into U.S. society, the nativist creed more often than not gets it wrong. For example, consider the current chairman of the Senate’s immigration subcommittee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). In an opinion piece […]
Read MoreImmigration laws should strengthen US, not its rivals
Yesterday marked the close of the five-day filing period when U.S. companies could apply for H-1B visas to bring high-skilled workers from around the world to work here next year. The annual cap was exceeded in those few days, and a lottery will be held to determine which workers will be admitted. This is one […]
Read MoreU.S. Companies Say H-1B Hires Are “Critical” to Success
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – Apr 7, 2015) – Nothing highlights the skills gap more than the race to submit H-1B visa applications. In a survey of nearly 100 U.S. companies that seek skilled workers and collectively employ more than 116,000, 50 percent of the companies consider hiring foreign nationals for U.S. job openings “Important or Very […]
Read MoreImmigration ceiling hit in one week
The U.S. government will begin doling out high-skilled worker visas through a lottery system after applications exceeded the cap a week after the enrollment period began. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday that the 65,000 cap on new applications for skilled visas had already been hit for the year. That includes another 20,000 […]
Read MoreOp-ed: Here’s what president can do to move nation forward
Today, President Obama will deliver a speech on the economy during his first visit to Utah as president. While his speech reportedly will focus on our differences, I believe we need to get beyond partisanship and find common ground. Here are several issues where we can work together to help get our economy back on […]
Read MoreAdding Up the Economic Benefits of the President’s Deferred Action Initiatives
As the Center for American Progress (CAP) points out in a new analysis, immigrants with legal status earn more than immigrants who don’t have legal status. Immigrants who earn more also buy more goods and services from U.S. businesses (not to mention paying more in taxes). And all of this extra spending creates new jobs […]
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