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Michael Hiltzik The Economy Hub Perrero’s story is becoming woefully familiar — in fact, several congressional committees have been hearing testimony like it for more than a year. It’s the story of how a visa program designed to allow high-tech companies to find foreign workers with advanced degrees and […]
By Zoë Henry After escaping from what was then Czechoslovakia as a political refugee in 1986, Jiri Stejskal dreamed of starting a company that could foster better communication across cultures. Today, Stejskal’s Cetra Language Solutions is a 35-person translation company based outside of Philadelphia. His company’s competitive edge is the same […]
February 25, 2016 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION The Honorable Leon Rodriguez Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Washington, DC 20529 Dear Director Rodriguez: I write to express concerns about the manner in which the integrity of the H-1B visa program is being openly undermined by immigration lawyers, universities, and even state […]
By: Delisa Bressler The H-1B filing season for new petitions starts on April 1 and lasts for only five business days. H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. […]