Archive for the ‘Immigration’ Category
In F, M, or J Status? ICE Provides Tips on Appling for a Driver’s License and SSN
January 23rd, 2012 by Amber Blasingame
Posted in: Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted tips for foreign nationals in F, M, or J, status on applying for driver’s licenses and social security numbers. The key is not to apply too early. The memo, posted January 17, 2012, recommends that students wait at least 10-15 days before applying at the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) and/or Social Security Administration (SSA) to allow [...]
Ingenious Plan or Sinking Ship? – The Elusive H-1B Visa.
January 20th, 2012 by Melanie Corrin
Posted in: Employer Compliance, H-1B, Immigration, Uncategorized
Even with a down economy, the need for highly educated, skilled workers remains high. Each year the Federal Government allows for only 85,000 total professional foreign workers to enter the United States as temporary workers, and each year that number is completely exhausted well before the next fiscal year begins. This is the elusive H-1B [...]
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Immigration Laws Deter Needed Workers from Entering the US to fill Blue Collar Work
January 18th, 2012 by Amber Blasingame
Posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized
Washington apple orchards reported a record growing year in 2011. Unfortunately, due to a late harvest and reduced labor force, otherwise edible fruit was left on the trees to rot. Growers explained to National Public Radio that migrants who tended the orchards during the growing months were unable to stay for the late harvest. According [...]
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Creating Jobs in the U.S.
January 16th, 2012 by Kirby Joseph
Posted in: Immigration
According to a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, immigrants are driving start-up businesses in the United States. The report examined 50 top venture-funded privately held U.S. companies. Nearly half were founded or co-founded by an immigrant. Furthermore, 74% had an immigrant working in top management or a product development position.
Clearly, immigrants benefit [...]
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House Votes to Eliminate Per-Country Cap for Employment Based Immigrant Visas
November 30th, 2011 by Amber Blasingame
Posted in: Immigration
In a small but symbolic victory, on November 29, 2011, the House of Representatives voted 389-15 to eliminate the 7% per-country cap on employment based immigrant visas (“green cards”). If passed, the bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), would slightly decrease the visa wait-time for foreign nationals from countries such as India, China, Mexico, [...]
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DHS Initiatives to Promote Startup Enterprises and Spur Job Creation
August 29th, 2011 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: H-1B, Immigration
Earlier this month, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced a plan for stimulating investment by “attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or who otherwise can create jobs, form startup companies, and invest capital in areas of high unemployment.
DHS seeks to use its resources to more quickly and efficiently process immigration applications [...]
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Study: Colorado’s Undocumented Workers Pay More in Taxes than they Receive in Services
April 28th, 2011 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: Immigration
Anti-immigrant activists and politicians often assert that undocumented workers are causing state governments to go broke. In Colorado, at least, that does not appear to be the case.
As a starting point, it is important to recognize that undocumented workers do pay taxes. A new study by the Bell Policy Center reminds us, “Like other Coloradans, they live [...]
Remembering the 1995 Government Shutdown
April 6th, 2011 by Amber Blasingame
Posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized
If Congress fails to agree on the federal budget by Friday, April 8, 2011, the government has announced a possible shutdown as of midnight Friday. This will not be the first time that the government has been shut down due to disagreements among federal offices.
In 1995, a disagreement arose between former President Bill Clinton and Congress [...]
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Obama Administration’s Pressure on Employers Criticized by Left and Right
March 30th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law
In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal describes audits conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “silent raids.” ICE audits have increased dramatically under the Obama administration as reported in 2009 by the New York Times. In April, 2009, the Obama administration shifted the focus of workplace enforcement from arresting undocumented workers to pressuring [...]
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The House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Panel Schedules a Hearing on E-Verify; Many Businesses Strongly Opposed
February 11th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
As reported recently in the Washington Post, nationwide implementation of E-Verify is on the agenda of several House Republicans in the first session of the 112th Congress. E-Verify is an electronic system that allows employers to run the information of potential employees through federal databases to confirm it and therefore identify people who are not legally [...]
