COMMENT - US immigration system characterised by delay
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13:39 15/03/2013
By Alex Owen The US is famously a country of migrants. In olden days, they would arrive by ship at the port of New York. One of the most famous images of New York in about 1900 is of immigrants from...
US immigration lawyers warn that 14 H-1B cap may be reached in one week
9:12 12/03/2013
US immigration lawyers are warning that the entire year's quota of 65,000 H-1B 'specialty occupation' visas for the 2014 fiscal year may be allocated in a single week at the beginning of April 2013...
US Tech sector backs immigration reform
12:06 08/03/2013
US tech firms are supporting the proposed comprehensive immigration reform bill that is being drafted by a group of eight senators. Tech industry associations such as the Technology CEO Council are...
Budget cuts will affect US immigration and visa system
9:34 08/03/2013
During the early months of 2013, while Republicans and Democrats in Congress were negotiating ways to deal with the US budget deficit, some US commentators were wondering what would happen if they...
US budget crisis impacts on immigration
19:10 05/03/2013
On Friday 1st March 2013, President Obama ordered swingeing cuts in US public spending after Congress failed yet again to agree a deal on public spending. The President's order will cut $85bn from...
US immigration could make E-Verify checks 'permanent and mandatory'
10:48 28/02/2013
Two new bills have been introduced in the US Congress this year which would make it compulsory for employers to use the E-Verify system before taking on new employees. E-Verify is a system that...
