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Director Mayorkas Blogs About Entrepreneurs and Skilled Workers Fueling the Economy
- August 4, 2011
- Category: Entrepreneur, H-1B Visas, USCIS Director Mayorkas
No CommentsUSCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas writes a Beacon blog post about encouraging innovative entrepreneurs and high skilled workers to bolster the economy and spur job growth
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H-1B Cap Count as of July 22, 2011
- August 2, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
As of July 22, 2011, USCIS had receipted 21,600 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 13,300 petitions towards the H-1B Masterās Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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Senate Committee Testimony: For every H-1B visa, US technology companies hire 5 workers
- July 29, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Senate Committee, SnapDeal.com
Refuting the allegations of US lawmakers and certain quarters here that H-1B visas take away jobs from Americans, NASDAQ’s chief has claimed that studies show that for every H-1B visa, technology companies increase employment by five workers.
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Governor Jerry Brown Signs Only Half of Californiaās DREAM Act
- July 29, 2011
- Category: AB 130, AB 131, California's DREAM Act, Governor Jerry Brown
This week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 130, a law which would allows undocumented students enrolled in Californiaās public colleges and universities to receive some types of financial aid. While AB 130 is a significant step, it is only one of two bills known collectively as the California DREAM Act.
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Summary of Testimony from Dr. Arora at the Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform
- July 27, 2011
- Category: Immigration Voice, Senate Committee, Senator Schumer
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) applaudedĀ Senator Schumer (D-NY) for conducting today’s hearing underscoring how important immigrant workers are to our nation’s economy.Ā At the hearing, Dr. Arora testified on behalf ofĀ Immigration Voice, a national grassroots non-profit organization of over 60,000 active highly skilled immigrants
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āThe Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reformā
- July 25, 2011
- Category: Immigration Reform, Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security entitled āThe Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reformā for Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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H-1B CAP COUNT AS OF JULY 15, 2011
- July 22, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
As of July 15, 2011, USCIS had receipted 20,500 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 12,800 petitions towards the H-1B Masterās Exemption. The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Unless determined to be exempt, H-1B petitions are subject to either the 65,000 annual cap or
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ICE CHURNS OUT I-9 AUDITS AND FINES
- July 21, 2011
- Category: I-9, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 14 New England employers have been fined this fiscal year for various violations that enabled companies to hire illegal aliens.
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Diversity Visa (DV-2012) Lottery Applicants Need to Re-Check Their Entries
- July 15, 2011
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
Starting on or about July 15, 2011, through June 30, 2012, all entrants may check the status of their entries through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by would-be immigrants wrongly told they had won visa lottery
- July 15, 2011
- Category: Class Action, Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
WASHINGTON – In a blow to thousands of hopeful would-be immigrants who had been told they’d won a chance to apply for a green card, a federal judge ruled that the State Department can toss out the results of its May visa lottery, which were deemed invalid because of a computer error.