27 Dec
by Foster, on News
by Sara Ashley O’Brien While on the campaign trail, Donald Trump made it clear that he wanted to deport illegal immigrants. His stance on high-skilled immigration, on the other hand, was more opaque. The H-1B visa is the most common pathway for high-skilled foreigners to work in the U.S. Trump […]
By Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson WASHINGTON—The business and populist wings of the Republican Party are set for a battle over the nation’s system of legal immigration, which could prove to be as divisive as the fight over illegal immigrants. The debate turns on whether foreign workers are an engine […]
23 Nov
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
More than fifteen years after Congress passed the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC-21), and almost two decades after passage of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally published a final rule interpreting, clarifying […]
By David Z. Morris Entrepreneurs say they need more, not fewer, foreign workers. The U.S. tech sector was broadly opposed to the candidacy of Donald Trump, motivated by concerns from data privacy to telecom regulation. But the biggest concern may have been the potential impact of Trump’s immigration stance on […]
