For nearly two decades, Capitol Hill has debated ways to provide a stable workforce for American farmers through immigration reform. Proposals have largely targeted reforms to the H-2A nonimmigrant visa program, which gives...more
3/26/2013 - Farm Workers Farms H-2A Immigration Reform Proposed Legislation Undocumented Immigrants Visas
On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued an updated Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. As you are aware, U.S. law requires that employers verify the identity and employment...more
3/21/2013 - Eligibility Hiring & Firing I-9 USCIS
In the weeks since President Obama and the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight both announced their set of principles for comprehensive immigration reform, a heightened debate of how reform will come to fruition has taken hold...more
2/25/2013 - AFL-CIO Agricultural Labor Visa Programs Agricultural Workers Border Security E-Verify H-2A H1-B Highly-Skilled Workers Visa Immigration Reform IRCA STEM Visas
This week, the promised launch of a new political effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S. Congress has taken off. Yesterday, eight Senators unveiled their outline of a bipartisan plan for comprehensive...more
2/5/2013 - Bipartisan Negotiations Border Security Citizenship Earned Citizenship EB-5 I-9 Immigration Reform Undocumented Immigrants Verification Requirements
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