Posts Tagged ‘reform’
The Third Way to Immigration Reform
As the American immigration debate hits a dead end, the media likes to discuss the extremes of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR), which translates into an amnesty for all aliens here illegally, or mass deportations and criminalization of undocumented aliens. Harry DeMell, an immigration lawyer and member of the American Immigration Lawyers [...]
Obama sues Alabama over immigration law enforcement
In an attempt to repeat his Justice Department’s actions against Arizona and its immigration enforcement law passed last year, the Obama administration filed a lawsuit yesterday through the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to block implementation of an Alabama law designed to discourage illegal immigration.
Critics claim this is a blatant attempt by the Obama [...]
Progress on Immigration, Education Key to Reviving Jobs, Tech Leaders Say
Education and immigration reform dominated Tuesday’s meeting of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness on ways to boost the nation’s struggling economy.
The council met at cloud-services provider VM Ware’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., to solicit ideas on how to jump-start the economy and create more jobs. Those ideas will [...]
There is increasing activity on high-skill visa reform in Congress. Here’s what to watch for.
A guide to H-1B, green card reform
Unlike with the debt limit debate, there is bipartisan interest in Congress in reforming high-skill immigration. New legislation is on its way, and here’s what to watch for.
What bills have been introduced or are coming?
In the House, the most important Democratic initiative is from Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), [...]
Boosting the Economy Through Smart Immigration Reform
A smarter immigration system will help drive the economy, create jobs and preserve America’s leading position in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
That is the message brought to Washington today by members of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a national, bipartisan coalition of mayors and business leaders who believe intelligent [...]
Making Our Economy Stronger: The Need for High-Skilled Immigration Reform
It is one of the great American stories, repeated countless times over decades. An immigrant to the US, sitting in a lab or a company or even at home, working to start a company that ends up becoming a great American success story.
Some of our greatest companies began exactly this way. And [...]
Lawmakers look at highly skilled immigrants
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Immigration subpanel will take up the issue of highly skilled immigration on Tuesday at a hearing featuring representatives from the tech industry, academia and a group representing highly skilled immigrants.
With unemployment still hovering above 9 percent, comprehensive immigration reform remains a political third rail. But the calls [...]

