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In a recent speech, Bill Gate criticised America’s immigration policy and offered a concrete example of how America’s lagging immigration policy has caused Microsoft to create jobs outside of the United States. According to the New York Times, Gates suggested that the U.S. should have exceptions for “smart people” in its immigration policy. These exceptions, … Continue reading “Bill Gates Criticises U.S. Immigration Policy” The Obama Administration is expanding an initiative launched by the Bush Administration to identify and remove unauthorized foreign nationals who have had run ins with the law. The initiative, called Secure Communities, has local jails officials checking the fingerprints of accused criminals against those in the federal immigration database. If a person turns … Continue reading “Government Expands Deportation Initiative” Last Thursday, the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement held a hearing entitlled, “E-Verify: Challenges and Opportunities.” The speakers at the testimony included, Jena Baker McNeill from Heritage Foundation, Angelo Amador from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, David Rust from the Social Security Administration, and Gerri Ratliff from USCIS. It appears more and more … Continue reading “House Committee Holds Hearing on E-Verify” Police Officers from across the country recently attended a National Summit on Local Immigration Policies. As reported by USA Today, the concencious at the meeting was that comprehensive immigration reform is needed at the national level. Moreover, many of them argued that state and local immigration enforcement often conflicts and hinders community policing. Now, if … The USCIS recently announced that the first nonimmigrant soldier to participate in the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) recruiting program has become a naturalized U.S. Citizen. As previously discussed on the Immigration Insight blog, MAVNI allows a foreign national who is in the United States on a temporary visas to … Continue reading “Immigrant Soldier with Temporary Visa Becomes U.S. Citizen” A Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law study found a “widespread pattern of misconduct by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement” after reviewing 700 arrest reports from predawn raids of homes in New York and New Jersey. Among other things, the study found that the ICE agents failed to obtain proper consent to enter the … Continue reading “Study Finds Troubling Statistics in New York State Immigration Raids” In a reversal of the Bush Administration’s policy, the Government has now openned the door for battered spouses to seek asylum in the United States. This is obviously great news for many individuals and enhances the United States’ position as a defender of humanity. Nevertheless, as reported by the New York Times, asylum is not … The AP is reporting that Senator Chuck Schumer, Immigration Subcommittee Chairman, believes that there will be a “good [immigration] bill by Labor Day.” The Senior Senator from New York also believes that an immigration bill can be done by the end of the year or by early next year. Comprehensive Immigration Reform is something of … Krispy Kreme, the American donut maker, has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine settlement after ICE’s I-9 audit of the company’s documentation. ICE, apparently tipped off by a local police department, found that dozens of unauthorized workers were employed at a Krispy Kreme donut factory. Krispy Kreme is just the latest of numerous companies that … Continue reading “Krispy Kreme pays $40,000 fine after I-9 Audit” American Apparel, the company that prides itself on creating (skimpy) U.S. made clothing, has been notified that 1,800 of its employees may be unauthorized to work in the United States. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency claims that it cannot determine the employment eligibility of 200 employees and does not think that … Continue reading “American Apparel meets Worksite Enforcement Initiative” On June 26th, the USCIS announced that it had received 44,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions since April. This means that over 20,000 slots remain before the H-1B annual limit of 65,000 is reached. |
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