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GOP 2012 Field on Immigration – The Self-Defeating Strategy Continues
- August 16, 2011
- Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, General, GOP, ICE, Obama, Republicans
No CommentsWashington, DC – Just as they have in past election cycles, Republican presidential candidates are struggling with the issue of immigration.
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Rebuttal To Forbes Article “To Create Jobs, Streamline The Issuance Of Visas”
- August 11, 2011
- Category: Immigration Reform, Labor Certification, Mehta, Nowrasteh, Reform, Tabarrok
Alex Nowrasteh, a policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, argues that allowing skilled foreigners to work in the U.S. will boost entrepreneurship, and outlines the steps Congress should take to attract and retain these workers.
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OBAMA’S NEXT LIKELY MOVE IN IMMIGRATION
- August 5, 2011
- Category: Latinos, Obama, Parole in Place, Representaive Luis Gutierrez
President Obama must make changes now in immigration if he wants to count on the support of the Latino community for the next Presidential Elections.
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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) applauded Senator Schumer (D-NY) for conducting today’s hearing underscoring how important immigrant workers are to our nation’s economy. At the hearing, Dr. Arora testified on behalf of Immigration Voice, a national grassroots non-profit organization of over 60,000 active highly skilled immigrants
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“The Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform”
- 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 “The Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform” for Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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House Republican Technology Working Group
- July 14, 2011
- Category: H-1B Visas, Immigration Reform, Start Up Visa Act
June 2, 2011 4:57 PM Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Republican Technology Working Group along with Speaker John Boehner and other technology-focused Members of Congress, launched the agenda of the House Republican Technology Working Group for the 112th Congress.
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H-1B Cap Count, June 2011
- June 28, 2011
- Category: FY 2012 H-1B Petitions, H-1B Visas, Immigration, Immigration Law, Non immigrant visa, US Employers
As of June 17, 2011, USCIS had receipted 16,300 petitions towards the H-1B Regular Cap and 10,800 petitions towards the H-1B Master’s 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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Barack Obama still hopeful on immigration
- May 30, 2011
- Category: Immigration
President Barack Obama on Monday told an audience of predominantly Latinos that he’s hopeful an immigration overhaul bill will be able to pass Congress soon, even though he was unable to shepherd legislation for the DREAM Act to his desk before the first half of his first term, when Democrats controlled both houses. (Read Article
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Obama’s Speech on Immigration From El Paso, Texas
- May 15, 2011
- Category: Immigration
The buzz words Obama has used in all of his recent clippings on immigration is that we need ‘to fix or reform our broken immigration system. ‘ But, has anything really happened on this front? Unfortunately, we have not had very much news. Comprehensive immigration did not pass, and does not look like it will
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Pushing Obama to keep promises
- May 4, 2011
- Category: Immigration
Reflecting growing liberal frustration with President Barack Obama’s lack of progress on immigration reform, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. is barnstorming through the Bay Area this week to demand the administration slow down its record-high number of deportations. “He’s our champion,” said U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., who lands in the Bay Area on Tuesday.