A coalition of entrepreneurs, social media experts and venture capitalists from Silicon Valley, have launched a campaign in favor of comprehensive immigration reform in the United States, which is set to conclude in April with a “virtual march” on Washington. The aim of the March for Innovation campaign is to convince lawmakers to give their […]
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A new coalition made up of a number of prominent human rights and labor groups is urging Congress to feature a “meaningful” path to US citizenship as an aspect of any immigration reform agreement. The Alliance for Citizenship – which consists of groups like the Service Employees International Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center and
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The very first film director from Palestine to receive an Oscar nomination, Emad Burnat, almost did not get to attend the ceremony after nearly being deported by US immigration officials. The 5 Broken Cameras director arrived at Los Angeles International Airport with his wife and children on 19th February, only to find himself being held
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Workers who are born overseas are much more likely than those who were born in the United States to either hold an advanced degree or not have a high school degree at all, which makes it easier in either case for them to be placed into jobs than is often the case with native workers,
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From the 1st of April this year the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is to start accepting brand new cap subject H-1B petitions. The quota is for as many as 65,000 H-1B US visas intended for foreign nationals as well as an additional 20,000 for any individuals who are in possession of master’s degrees, but
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The United States is debating reforms which are aimed at legalizing the 11 million undocumented immigrants and putting an end to 30 years of large scale illegal migration. This is one of the most contentious aspects of immigration reform, which regulates the future flow of guest workers, and is something that could be helped to
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Republicans have slammed an Obama administration plan, which would enable undocumented immigrants to become legal permanent residents of the United States within just eight years. The White House has been defending its work behind the scenes on immigration reform, following the leaking of the plan to the media in the United States. USA Today claims
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A draft immigration bill is being circulated by the White House that would create new US visas for undocumented immigrants who are currently living in the United States and enable them to become legal permanent residents inside of eight years, a report that was published online by USA Today on Saturday claims. The bill from
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The last Wednesday United States Senator Patrick Leahy proposed legislation that would enable US citizens to sponsor same-sex partners in their application for a green card. The same-sex rights when it comes to immigration reform have also been backed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and President Barack Obama. In the Senate committee
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A sense of urgency filled the first immigration reform hearing for the Senate in the 13th Congress on Wednesday as both officials from the Obama administration and lawmakers declared that there is a rare opportunity for compromise on one of the most divisive issues in the United States. Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security Secretary, told
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The co-founder of AOL, Steve Case, has called on Congress to agree to a comprehensive reform on US immigration or risk condemning the United States to slowly but surely lose its entrepreneurial edge in the worldwide fight for new talent and new ideas. Case gave the US Senate Judiciary committee hearing an impassioned speech as
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