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OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN AT A GLANCE Barack Obama proposes simultaneously tightening security on the Mexican border while encouraging undocument... Read more
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."
OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN AT A GLANCE Barack Obama proposes simultaneously tightening security on the Mexican border while encouraging undocument... Read more
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
In an effort intended to address illegal immigration, the Bush administration released an executive order today asking all federal contractors to certify ... Read more
The federal government also fails to enforce workers' rights, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Read more
Companies are growing more concerned about being held responsible for their employees' legal status. Read more
Critics say the new Senate measure amounts to amnesty and will lead to higher taxes. Read more
March 22, 2007 -- A bipartisan team of federal lawmakers on Thursday introduced an immigration-reform bill that would require undocumente... Read more
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
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 leaders from both parties on Thursday said they expect to reintroduce a controversial immigration reform bill before the Fourth of July recess. ... Read more
As hundreds of thousands of immigrants and supporters took to the streets, some of their employers also joined in. Read more
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
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
Critics say not enough attention is being paid to the shortage of visas for foreign skilled workers. Read more
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
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
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
The INS will grant resident visas to foreign citizens who invest in U.S. companies. Read more
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
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
Are America's immigration policies stifling our high-technology industries? George H. Will thinks so. In an Read more
Yesterday Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California halted implementation of the "no match rule," effectively undermining the Bush admin... Read more
Starting next month, companies will be required to fire employees whose Social Security numbers do not match government records. Read more
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
Unlikely Iowa becomes the center of an immigration debate. Read more
Speeches during the event's first day focused on the role of foreign-born workers at small businesses. Read more
Calling the bill a "work in progress," groups in Washington say they support the overall reform effort. Read more
Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas. Read more
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
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
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
The Department of Homeland Security plan was part of a crackdown on undocumented workers and their employers. Read more
The president described immigrants as vital to the economy, but also pressed for increased border security. Read more
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 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 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
Because they are younger and less risk-averse on average, immigrants are more likely to start businesses, according to new research. Read more
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
Many U.S.-educated foreigners are returning home to start businesses. Read more
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