Immigration


Why It's Trending: Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed a law on April 23 that makes it a criminal offense for a foreign-born person to be in the state illegally. Furthermore, the law instructs police officers to stop and question any person who could conceivably be in the country illegally, a measure that is tantamount, critics say, to racial profiling. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Brewer's predecessor as Arizona governor, has called the new law "a shame."

Recent Articles about Immigration

How Much of a Burden Must Employers Bear?

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Aug 22, 2008

OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN AT A GLANCE Barack Obama proposes simultaneously tightening security on the Mexican border while encouraging undocument...  Read more

A Patch for the H-1B Visa System?

By Mike Hofman |  Apr 2, 2008

The H-1B visa debate is heating up once again, as the government began accepting new visa applications covering the 2009 fiscal year on April 1. The H-1B ...  Read more

Federal Contractors Must Vouch for Workers

By Mike Hofman |  Jun 9, 2008

In an effort intended to address illegal immigration, the Bush administration released an executive order today asking all federal contractors to certify ...  Read more

Report: Employers Take Advantage of Immigrant Workers

By Angus Loten |  Mar 13, 2007

The federal government also fails to enforce workers' rights, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.  Read more

Immigrants, Supporters Protest Workplace Raids and Deportations

By Angus Loten |  May 1, 2007

Companies are growing more concerned about being held responsible for their employees' legal status.  Read more

Business Groups Attack Immigration Bill

By Angus Loten |  May 18, 2007

Critics say the new Senate measure amounts to amnesty and will lead to higher taxes.  Read more

Congress Re-Opens Immigration Debate

Mar 22, 2007

March 22, 2007 -- A bipartisan team of federal lawmakers on Thursday introduced an immigration-reform bill that would require undocumente...  Read more

Hearing: Employers Rely on Immigrants

May 11, 2007

Immigration reform needs to balance national security issues with access to qualified employees to offset an expected labor shortage in the years ahead, s...  Read more

IT Firm Underpaid Foreign Workers Millions

Jun 7, 2007

Amid the growing debate over immigration reform, a Cambridge, Mass.-based computer firm has agreed to reimburse its temporary foreign workers more than $2...  Read more

Senate to Revive Immigration Bill

Jun 15, 2007

Senate leaders from both parties on Thursday said they expect to reintroduce a controversial immigration reform bill before the Fourth of July recess. ...  Read more

Small-Business Owners Lend Support at Immigration Rallies

By Ted O’Callahan |  Apr 10, 2006

As hundreds of thousands of immigrants and supporters took to the streets, some of their employers also joined in.  Read more

Hiring Immigrants

By Barbara Weltman |  Jun 1, 2006

The question of what to do with undocumented workers recently has re-emphasized the point that employers need to fully understand their responsibilities when...  Read more

H-1B Visas Max Out Early

By Jena Wuu |  Aug 19, 2005

August 19, 2005 --Federal officials announced last week that all 65,000 H-1B visas for the 2006 fiscal year have already been issued. This...  Read more

Amid Immigration Debate, Companies Push for More Specialty Work Visas

By Ted O'Callahan |  Apr 18, 2006

Critics say not enough attention is being paid to the shortage of visas for foreign skilled workers.  Read more

Immigration's New Rules

By Mike Hofman |  May 17, 2007

Senators ranging from Democrat Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts to Republican Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced today that they had reached a deal on compr...  Read more

Coping With The New Immigration Law

By Marisa Manley |  Aug 1, 1987

Confusing it may be, but it's the law of the land -- which means that everybody who hires anybody is going to need a new set of hiring procedures  Read more

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Immigration Debates

By Stephanie Clifford

Jan. 6, 2005 --House Speaker Dennis Hastert took the floor for his first speech in the109th congress on Jan. 4 to discussed a theme that h...  Read more

Calling All Aliens

By Phaedra Hise |  Mar 1, 1994

The INS will grant resident visas to foreign citizens who invest in U.S. companies.  Read more

How to Obtain an H1B Visa

By Darren Dahl |  Dec 17, 2010

As 2010 nears its end, the number of available H-1B visas is dwindling. Here's how to go about some last-minute shopping for one.  Read more

Going Global, Part 10: H-1B Visas

By Mike Hofman |  Apr 9, 2007

Two days. That's how long it took the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency to receive 133,000 applications for new H-1B visas. A random comput...  Read more

The Problem Obama and McCain Won't Talk About

By Mike Hofman |  Jun 27, 2008

Are America's immigration policies stifling our high-technology industries? George H. Will thinks so. In an Read more

Judge Says 'No' to No-Match

By Sarah Goldstein |  Oct 11, 2007

Yesterday Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California halted implementation of the "no match rule," effectively undermining the Bush admin...  Read more

Employers Protest New Immigrant Background Checks

By Angus Loten |  Aug 13, 2007

Starting next month, companies will be required to fire employees whose Social Security numbers do not match government records.  Read more

Immigration Bill Could Affect Business Owners

By Stephanie Clifford |  Jul 20, 2005

July 21, 2005 --For business owners, immigration policies aren't a clear-cut issue. On the one hand, foreign workers can be immensely help...  Read more

One Man's Alien is Another's Employee

By Darren Dahl |  Oct 1, 2005

Unlikely Iowa becomes the center of an immigration debate.  Read more

Immigration Dominates Conversation at SBA's Annual Expo

By Angus Loten |  Apr 12, 2006

Speeches during the event's first day focused on the role of foreign-born workers at small businesses.  Read more

Business Groups Push for New Immigration Bill

By Angus Loten |  Jun 11, 2007

Calling the bill a "work in progress," groups in Washington say they support the overall reform effort.  Read more

Cracks in the Melting Pot

By Stephanie Clifford |  Dec 1, 2005

Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas.  Read more

Guest Speaker: The Root Causes of Immigration

By Kevin Boyle |  Mar 1, 2007

As employers draw greater scrutiny for hiring undocumented workers, a way out of the current crisis may come from, of all places, Ireland.  Read more

Reverse Brain-Drain?

Aug 24, 2007

A lack of work visas for skilled immigrants could result in a reverse brain-drain and a subsequent decline in U.S. competitiveness, a new study sh...  Read more

Employers Face Racketeering Charges

By Patrick Cliff |  May 1, 2006

RICO isn't just for the Mob anymore. The racketeering statute known as RICO is being used against companies that are accused of conspiring with recruitin...  Read more

Court Ruling Halts Government Plan to Punish Small Businesses

By Angus Loten |  Oct 12, 2007

The Department of Homeland Security plan was part of a crackdown on undocumented workers and their employers.  Read more

Bush Makes Case for Temporary Workers

By Angus Loten |  Jun 1, 2006

The president described immigrants as vital to the economy, but also pressed for increased border security.  Read more

A Homeward Glance For Students

Sep 1, 1982

The shortage of skilled technical workers in the electronics industries may be exacerbated by a law wending its way through Congress. The Immigration Ref...  Read more

The IT Talent Shortage

Oct 24, 2000

The dearth of American IT professionals has given high-tech workers the leverage to command premium salaries and perks from companies desperate to attract...  Read more

The IT Talent Shortage

By Jan Gardner |  Oct 1, 2000

The dearth of American IT professionals has given high-tech workers the leverage to command premium salaries and perks from companies desperate to attract...  Read more

Study: Immigration Fuels Entrepreneurship

By Angus Loten |  Jul 19, 2006

Because they are younger and less risk-averse on average, immigrants are more likely to start businesses, according to new research.  Read more

Immigration Politics

By Stephanie Clifford |  Apr 12, 2006

Last Thursday, as the Senate headed into its spring break, senators were celebrating the passage of a reasonable bipartisan bill on immigration. It would ...  Read more

Skilled Immigrants Returning Home

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 20, 2009

Many U.S.-educated foreigners are returning home to start businesses.  Read more

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