US budget crisis impacts on immigration
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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...
McCain talks immigration on the border
17:26 27/02/2013
Senator John McCain, the former Republican presidential candidate, returned to his home state of Arizona this week for a series of meetings about immigration with his constituents. Mr McCain is a...
US H-1B visas available from 1 April 2013 – Apply Now!
12:42 26/02/2013
Each fiscal year, the US issues 65,000 H-1B visas to employ foreign-born workers in graduate level 'specialty occupations' in the US. A further 20,000 H-1Bs are reserved for foreign nationals who...
Obama upsets Republicans on immigration reform
10:13 26/02/2013
Republicans in the US Congress have been upset by the revelation that the White House is working on a draft immigration reform bill. Republican senator Marco Rubio has issued a statement which reads...
US authorities freeze funds in suspected EB-5 entrepreneur visa immigration fraud
14:58 20/02/2013
The US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on 8th February 2013 that it has filed a complaint against Anshoo Sethi, a Chicago based businessman. It has...