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Immigration Reform in the 113th Congress

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/14/2013

In 2007, when a bipartisan group of senators and then President Bush tried to pass major immigration reform legislation, vocal opposition to the effort doomed the bill and any real attempt at reform since. The 2012 election...more

Post-Election Immigration Reform - What’s At Issue?

by Nicole Brooks, Justin S. Coffey, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/12/2013

The prospect of comprehensive immigration reform appears to be gaining momentum. In January, a bipartisan group of eight senators announced a broad proposal for immigration reform (“Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive...more

April 1 Deadline for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Approaches

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 3/1/2013

As of April 1, 2013, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY2014). Petitions for FY2014 will allow foreign nationals to work for petitioning...more

Temporary Non-Immigrant Visas: Beyond The Basics

by James Prappas | Jackson Walker on 2/14/2013

Foreign nationals must meet the regulatory requirements for admission into the U.S. in nonimmigrant status. The purpose of this paper is to provide the Top 10 things to consider with respect to the most common nonimmigrant...more

U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/12/2013

According to a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) roughly 25 percent of the 255 million people in the world with a bachelor’s degree currently reside in the U.S., a proportion...more

High-Skilled Immigration Reform Measure Promises Beneficial Changes

by Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/10/2013

On January 29, the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (I-Squared Act) was introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, including Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chris Coons (D-DE)....more

Immigration Reforms and Updates from DHS and DOS

by Morgan Lewis on 2/6/2012

In a press release dated January 31, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a number of proposed administrative reforms designed to enable the United States to attract and retain highly skilled foreign...more

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