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New STEM Visa Bills are Hopeful Signs for Skilled Immigration Reform

Washington -- The past few weeks have seen welcome action on skilled immigration reform with the introduction of bills such as the Startup Act 2.0, the STAR Act and the SMART Jobs Act.  These bills call for increased access to green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.  The bipartisan support for these bills is a hopeful sign that skilled immigration reform may yet emerge from the cold storage it has been kept in by insistence for comprehensive immigration reform.  

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Posted By Ken Kurokawa | 6/8/2012 10:37:01 AM
 
Employers' Important Role in Skilled Immigration

At a Brookings event Monday on high skilled immigration policy, Dr. Jeanne Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute presented her “Brain Waste” study on how many college-educated immigrants are working in unskilled jobs. The study also seemed to point to the importance of employers having a role in the selection of skilled immigrants.

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Posted By Ken Kurokawa | 2/8/2011 5:03:32 PM
 
Skilled Immigration Reform in the New Congress
With Republican control of the House and a larger Republican minority in the Senate, the conventional wisdom seems to be that any legislative action on immigration reform will be difficult. Certainly any attempts at legalizing illegal immigrants (and comprehensive reform packages that contain them) are likely to be met with fierce resistance by Republicans. However, we should not automatically assume that the new House majority would be opposed to any form of immigration. It is important to note that the kind of skilled immigration reform that CCIA and the tech industry advocate aligns closely with Republican principles.
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Posted By Ken Kurokawa | 1/11/2011 2:08:17 PM
 
EU Employee Transfer Reform Increases Global Efficiency, Aids Innovation

The new 21st century economy is an increasingly globalized one, and multinational companies must be able to operate seamlessly across borders as a single global entity, rather than as a collection of separate subsidiaries. In addition, the fast pace of innovation in a knowledge-based economy calls for the quick and efficient allocation of human resources across the globe.


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Posted By Ken Kurokawa | 11/16/2010 12:28:54 PM
 
 
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