We have been monitoring developments around the H.R. 3012 legislation aimed at removing the per-country annual limits for the immigrant visa categories. We have written extensively in the past and many of our clients and readers are very interested in any developments with H.R. 3012 because of its wide (and significant) impact on employment-based immigrant [...]
Our office closely monitors developments here in Washington, DC on the proposal to lift the per-country limitations on immigrant visas (green cards). Throughout the past couple of weeks, there have been significant developments on this proposal and we wanted to update our clients and readers. H.R. 3012 Background H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants [...]
There has been a considerable amount of discussion, excitement and, unfortunately, some incorrect rumors over the past few weeks regarding possible changes to the way employment-based immigrant visas are allocated. Our office has been receiving many requests to comment on and speculate on what may happen with the proposed legislation. To avoid fueling rumors, we [...]
A Brookings Institution report, and a Washington Post article provide an updated overview of the composition of the immigrant labor force. According to the Brookings report, for the first time the proportion of highly skilled immigrants exceeds that of low skilled immigrants in the United States. The report cites that 30 percent of the country's [...]
The political climate here in Washington, DC changes very quickly. We wrote recently about some broad conceptual proposals for comprehensive immigration reform, followed by our reports of President Obama's remarks that he does feel that the time is ripe for immigration reform. However, some congressmen are pushing an immigration reform proposals forward. A recent proposal [...]