June 6, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin On April 25, 2012 the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. United States. This unprecedented case is before the Supreme Court to determine whether specific provisions of SB 1070, Arizona State’s heavily restrictive law against undocumented individuals residing in that state, are in violation of the United […]
January 27, 2012|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Colorado State Senators Angela Giron and Michael Johnston re-introduced the Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) bill to the Colorado senate on January 11, 2012. The ASSET bill proposes a “standard-rate” tuition for qualifying students who received an education from Colorado public schools and have “requested documentation of, [have] applied for, or will […]
January 20, 2012|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
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 […]
January 18, 2012|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
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 […]
January 16, 2012|Contributed by: Jeff D. Joseph, Esq.
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{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} had an immigrant working in top management or a product development position. Clearly, immigrants […]
November 30, 2011|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
In a small but symbolic victory, on November 29, 2011, the House of Representatives voted 389-15 to eliminate the 7{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} 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, […]
November 23, 2011|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) reported on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 that as of November 18, 2011 it has received a total of 61,800 petitions for H-1B applicants with Bachelor’s Degrees and 20,000 H-1B visa petitions for applicants with Master’s Degrees for the 2012 fiscal year; which began on October 1, 2011. Each […]
July 28, 2011|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
On July 26, U.S. business leaders pressed a Senate panel to reform immigration laws to allow more work visas for highly skilled workers. NASDAQ Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said that largely due to restrictive immigration policies, each year, 17,000 American-trained masters and doctoral students leave the U.S. to find work elsewhere. Mr. Greifeld indicated that […]
June 10, 2011|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
A recent report by the Brookings Institutions indicates that highly skilled immigrants in the United States now outnumber lower skilled immigrants. The report shows that the shift has been in the works for at least 30 years. According to the report, “30 percent of the country’s working-age immigrants, regardless of legal status, have at least a […]
April 28, 2011|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
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 […]
