US Immigration

Fighting for immigration reform has been given a new spin via the use of social media.  A march on Washington DC that took place over two days spread the message about the legislation from the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” but this rally did not have any actual crowds – because it all took place on

Despite the fact that the Senate neglected to vote to give same-sex couples equal rights in the debate over immigration, many supporters of the reform bill continue to be in favor of it, noting that there is still hope due to a number of other aspects of the bill. On May 21st the Senate voted

The high-tech industry has gotten more big wins than any other group in the immigration reform bill that last week received approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee thanks to a combination of fairly weak opposition, a perfectly positioned ally in the Senate and a concerted lobbying effort. The result turned out to effectively be something

Democrats in the United States have abandoned the clauses in the new legislation aimed at ensuring immigration reform in the country that would have enabled gay couples to sponsor US visas so that the legislation would be more acceptable to Republicans.  Although the reforms continue to be supported by LGBT, many have expressed frustration over

Immigration reform supporters in the United States are hoping that the relatively easy and drama-free passage of legislation through the Senate will increase the chances of winning full Senate approval for the bill, with even the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Senior Republican Senator, Charles Grassley from Iowa, who voted against the bill, still acknowledging that the

The “killer provision” of a ban for H-1B workers on client site placement, which could prove to be devastating for the interests of big Indian IT firms, remains in place despite the deal that was reached at the 11th hour between key senators regarding certain provisions of the new immigration bill. The continued presence of

On May 20th a large new union comprising of over 12,000 immigration officers declared that they were opposed to the new immigration reform bill that has been proposed by the bipartisan senators who make up the “Gang of Eight” that authored the legislation.  The group is representing a large number of employees from the US

Immigration is to become the primary driver of population growth in the United States by the middle of the century, according to Census Bureau projections that were released yesterday, overtaking national population growth for the very first time since records started to be kept. Without even a very low level of immigration, the United States