9/11: US immigration ten years on
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11:42 19/08/2011
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was created after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks as part of a strategy to improve security in the US . As the country nears the...
US Senators push for skilled immigration reform
15:44 31/07/2011
The Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee is attempting to push through legislation that would expand the H-1B visa system and grant green card work permits to foreign students who...
US skilled immigration needed for mining and tech sectors
10:41 10/07/2011
A new report by Fitch Ratings states that the US resources industry which includes the mining and natural gas sectors, and the tech industry are facing a serious shortage of skilled workers. Experts...
Highly skilled immigration on the rise in the US
16:13 10/06/2011
A new study released by the Brookings Institute finds that highly skilled migrants in the United States have started to outnumber lower skilled immigrants. According to the report, The Geography of...
USCIS suggests improvements to US Immigrant Investor EB-5 Visa Scheme
15:53 30/05/2011
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently proposed significant improvements to the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, the EB-5 Program. This should lead to faster processing of...
Study: Low-skilled immigration benefits US economy
19:29 14/01/2011
A new study by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that low-skilled immigration to the United States benefits consumers, employers and skilled workers. "In contrast to the broad consensus that...
