By David Z. Morris The House Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing a bill that would require employers to pay high-skilled foreign temporary workers hired under the “exempt” category of the H-1B visa program at least $100,000 a year, up from a current minimum of $60,000, and index the new minimum […]
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By AMY CHOZICK NEW HAVEN — Anthony Barroso was 13 and getting ready for school when they came for his father. As soon as Anthony opened the door, he knew the half-dozen men outside were not local police officers. They carried heavy weaponry, and their bulletproof vests read “ICE,” short […]
Uncertainty over Trump’s immigration policy leads foreign engineers to ditch startups
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 Rebecca Savransky President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to overturn President Obama’s executive order protecting illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children could cost the country tens of billions of dollars, according to a new study. If the executive order is repealed, about 645,000 people would lose their legal right […]