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Immigrants Have an ‘Enormous Work Ethic,’ Says Acclaimed Documentarian and Entrepreneur
In 2011, photographer and documentarian Jesus Ramirez was asked to help produce a special about the Mexican Revolution, to highlight the untold historic contributions brought to the United States by Mexicans fleeing their country. The goal was a single hourlong episode, but the order quickly grew to 20 independent episodes featuring a who’s who of […]
Read MoreStates Will Need Immigrants to Counter Aging of the Labor Force
New population projections from the University of Virginia’s Demographics Research Group show that in many states in the Northeast and Midwest, growth of the working-age population is slowing due to aging, lower fertility rates, and people moving out of the state. The aging of the workforce in the working-age population can mean shrinking workforces and […]
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Highlights from this week’s immigration news (May 23-27)
In case you missed the compelling image of 2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache standing at attention with a tear streaming down his cheek during the commencement ceremony at West Point’s U.S. Military Academy going viral on social media this week, check out the Washington Post’s feature on Idrache, who immigrated to America from Haiti in […]
Read MoreSt. Louis Lawyer Sees Businesses Falter When Immigration Policy Blocks Foreign Hires
A senior partner at Polsinelli, a law firm in St. Louis, Doreen Dodson often works with American businesses that want to hire talented foreign nationals. “Many of these companies want international employees with a specialized skill set, ranging from medical technologists and computer scientists to professional winemakers,” she says. In many cases, Dodson says, the […]
Read MoreEthiopian Refugee and Business Owner Is Grateful for Welcoming Idahoans
In April 2015, Kibrom Milash opened Kibrom, one of Boise, Idaho’s few Ethiopian restaurants. It was part of the Boise International Market, a place where customers could buy food and products from countries around the world. A fire gutted the market the following September, but Milash wasn’t deterred. In February 2016, he re-opened the restaurant […]
Read MoreLawsuit Against DHS and USCIS Seeks Transparency in H-1B Lottery Process
Each year, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professional workers submit petitions on the first business day of April to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the limited pool of H-1B nonimmigrant visa numbers available for the coming fiscal year, which are capped at 65,000 for new hires and 20,000 for those who graduate […]
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Why We Do It We have a proud—and complicated—history as a nation of immigrants. Our immigration system and the way it treats immigrants often fail to live up to our highest values and ideals. Not only have we failed, in many cases, to afford basic due process rights, but in countless ways, our outdated immigration […]
Read MoreHost Organization
Cultural Exchange programming through the American Immigration Council involves a vast network of private for-profit and non-profit organizations across the United States. The American Immigration Council serves as a State Department designated third party sponsor for J-1 trainees and interns. Whether your organization is new to providing exchange opportunities, or long-time benefactors of the international […]
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Sickness and Accident Insurance Requirement The healthcare system in the United States is complex and often expensive. In the interest of promoting a safe and healthy exchange experience, we require our sponsored visitors to have evidence of insurance in effect from the start date through the end date on your Training/Internship Placement Plan (DS-7002) before […]
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Madatory Fees Application Program Cost Notes Program Administration Trainees & Interns $1550 Program Administration Research Scholars $1550 for programs up to 23 months$500/year for program 24+ months Application Review Fee All $550 An approval/denial decision will be rendered 7 business days after the webcam interview SEVIS Fee* All $220 Dependent Fee All $600 initial charge$100 […]
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