Tech industry lobbies Congress for US immigration reform
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9:40 21/06/2013
Representatives of many of the most famous tech firms in the US have lobbied Congress and urged it to pass the comprehensive immigration reform bill that they will vote on this summer. Over the last...
Canada seeks to lure high-tech immigrants from US with 'Dragon's Den' visa
12:12 29/05/2013
Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney will travel to Silicon Valley in the US this weekend to try to tempt high-tech entrepreneurs to apply for a Canadian visa program that could see their...
Tens of thousands march in support of US immigration reform on May Day
9:33 07/05/2013
People across America took advantage of the May Day bank holiday to march in support of immigration reform. In cities across the US on May 1st 2013, there were demonstrations with thousands of people...
Tech firms react to US Senators' immigration bill
11:49 29/04/2013
The US tech industry has given a cautious welcome to the draft immigration bill released by a group of US senators on 16th April 2013. The bill was revealed by a group of eight senators, four...
Facebook founder announces pro-immigration lobby group
11:36 17/04/2013
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of facebook, has announced that he and other tech industry bosses have founded Fwd.us, a group which will lobby for reform of the US immigration and education systems. It...
Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live
16:05 04/04/2013
Canada's new Start-up Visa Program (SUVP) was launched on April 1st 2013. The new visa allows foreign entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to a panel of Canadian investors. If the investors choose to...
