World Cup becomes political football in US immigration game
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19:43 20/06/2014
Comment by Alex Owen To many who have followed our posts on US immigration over the last couple of years, the US political system may resemble a game – a game played by two 'teams' – the Republicans...
US immigration: Spouses of some H-1B visa holders can work
13:03 12/05/2014
Two senior officials in the Obama administration have announced proposals to allow the spouses of some H-1B visa holders to work while in the US. Currently, spouses of H-1B visa holders are only...
COMMENT - Comprehensive immigration reform in US may be defeated by House Republicans
10:21 31/05/2013
By Alex Owen Washington commentators are predicting that President Obama's promise to introduce sweeping immigration reform in his second term may be defeated by Republican members of Congress...
US Congress announces June vote on immigration reform
10:03 26/04/2013
The US Congress has announced that it will vote in June on the immigration reform bill prepared by the so-called 'Gang of Eight'. The Gang of Eight is made up of four Republicans and four Democrats...
US budget crisis impacts on immigration
19:10 05/03/2013
On Friday 1st March 2013, President Obama ordered swingeing cuts in US public spending after Congress failed yet again to agree a deal on public spending. The President's order will cut $85bn from...
US immigration could make E-Verify checks 'permanent and mandatory'
10:48 28/02/2013
Two new bills have been introduced in the US Congress this year which would make it compulsory for employers to use the E-Verify system before taking on new employees. E-Verify is a system that...
