By Justine Brown In 2015, Southern California Edison workers complained that more than 500 of them were laid off so the company could bring in cheaper H-1B workers from other countries. The year prior, former Disney workers said the same thing happened to them when 250 employees were laid off […]
Author: Foster
February 2017 Visa Bulletin Shows Slight Advancement for EB-2 China and Entire EB-3 Category
13 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for February 2017, reporting slight advancement in the “final action cutoff date” for EB-2 applicants born in China and for the entire EB-3 category. The final action dates for other employment based categories remained the same or advanced […]
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Proposed Regulatory Reform
12 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Dear EB-5 Stakeholder: The following is a summary of USCIS’ proposed regulatory reform that will be published in the federal registrar on January 13, 2017. The written comment period will last until April 11, 2017. The DHS highlights four major revisions to the EB-5 program regulations, as follows: Priority Date […]
By Alicia A. Caldwell WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security favors a wall to secure the border with Mexico but said Tuesday that such a structure alone won’t be enough. “A physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job,” retired Marine […]