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More H-1B Immigrant Demand in Metro Areas
National Journal July 18, 2012 There are some jobs that American business owners just can’t fill fast enough. No, these aren’t low-paying, backbreaking jobs in agriculture or factories, but in high-paying gigs in science, engineering, and health care fields. And most of the demand is in metropolitan areas. A triangle of Northeastern states—New York, New […]
Read MoreOpinion: Demand for H-1B Visas High Among Program’s Biggest Critics
National Journal July 18, 2012 Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are among the harshest critics of the H-1B program, yet companies in their jurisdictions are among the highest requestors of H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new Brookings study released on Wednesday. The H-1B visa program is the largest, […]
Read MoreFlorida Universities Join Effort To Ease Visa Requirements For STEM Grads
NPR State Impact July 18, 2012 The presidents of more than 100 U.S. research universities signed a letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders urging them to make it easier for international students to get jobs in the country after they graduate. The letter argues that highly skilled workers in STEM fields — science, technology, […]
Read MoreCities Needing Highly Skilled Workers Aren’t Training Them
Bloomberg Businessweek July 18, 2012 Silicon Valley companies have long been the most outspoken protestors against the U.S. caps on visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The arbitrary caps, they say, have prevented them from filling jobs that they cannot find qualified Americans to perform. Yet it’s not just the high-tech hubs; heartland companies—in such […]
Read MoreHeartland H-1Bs: Foreign Tech Workers Beyond Silicon Valley
Wired July 18, 2012 The debate over foreign skilled workers in the United States divides along painfully predictable fault lines. On one side, tech CEOs complain that the country’s flawed education system can’t produce the talent they need to stay competitive. On the other side, labor and anti-immigration groups charge that companies just want to […]
Read MoreTech Giants Urge Passage of STEM Green Card Bill
Computerworld July 17, 2012 Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to holders of advanced degrees in the so-called STEM fields. Smith, the gatekeeper on immigration bills in the House, is being urged to take action by a broad coalition […]
Read MoreStudy: Foreign Workers with Niche Skills in Demand in Mercer
The Examiner July 18, 2012 Demand for skilled foreign workers is high in Mercer County. The county receives about 2,000 requests for H-1B specialty visas each year, the fourth-highest number of requests in the country, a Brookings Institution study released yesterday found. The visas bring in foreign nationals for three years to work in niche […]
Read MoreNew York Leads in H-1B Demand
Computerworld July 18, 2012 The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new study that examines regional use of the work visa. That’s followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington metropolitan areas, according to a Brookings Institution study that maps H-1B […]
Read MoreHigh Demand For Foreign Skilled Workers in Austin
KUT News July 18, 2012 Austin had the twelfth highest number of H-1B visa requests per capita in the last two years, according to a report issued this morning by the Brookings Institution, signaling a high demand for employees in technology and engineering. H-1B visas are temporary work permits, up to six years in length, […]
Read MoreCritics Try to Sink Obama’s Deferred Action Program Before It Even Begins
Secretary Janet Napolitano is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow and the number one topic is likely to be the June 15 announcement of Deferred Action for Dreamers. Now that a majority of the Supreme Court has blessed the use of prosecutorial discretion as a legitimate function of the executive branch, critics […]
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