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  1. Third Way memo, “The Gang of 8: Making America a Magnet for Global Talent”

    Thu, 05/16/2013
    Third Way, a think tank representing centrist ideas, recently released a memo titled “The Gang of 8: Making America a Magnet for Global Talent.”  This memo compares how the comprehensive immigration reform bill prepared by the Senate Gang of 8, S. 744, would help improve the outdated practices and laws found under the current immigration system.  The memo lists a number of problem areas found in the current system and how they would be fixed under the new bill. 

    Please click below to access the full memo.

  2. New study from Brookings, “H-1B Visas and the STEM Shortage”

    Thu, 05/16/2013
    On May 10, 2013, Jonathan Rothwell and Neil Ruiz from Brookings released their latest study titled “H-1B Visas and the STEM Shortage.”  This study looks into the debate surrounding the need for more H-1B visas in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.  It ultimately finds “that the H-1B program helps to fill a shortage of workers in STEM occupations.” 

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  3. Fact of the Week: L-1 Visas are Vital to U.S. Employers in the Global Economy

    Tue, 05/14/2013
    May 14, 2013                                                                                                                                               
     
     
    L-1 Visas are Vital to U.S. Employers in the Global Economy
     
    Ability to Transfer Employees from One Office to Another is a Critical Part of Global Operations for Economy-growing Companies
     
     
    • What is an L-1 visa?
      Globally engaged U.S. companies with operations around the world need to be able to transfer their current employees, including executives, managers and professionals with specialized knowledge of the employers’ business, from an office abroad to one in the United States for temporary assignments as business demands. The L-1 visa is how they do it.

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  4. Fact of the Week: Isn’t It Time for a Fully Electronic Employment Verification System?

    Thu, 05/09/2013
    Isn’t It Time for a Fully Electronic Employment Verification System?
    Employers Need an Accurate, Easy-to-Use Modern System

     

    • The New Paper I-9 Cannot Stop Identity Fraud:
      Yesterday, a new version of Form I-9 – the required form that all employers must fill out to verify the work authorization of each new hire – became mandatory. Employers will spend many hours understanding and integrating the new form into their onboarding procedures. While the new Form I-9collects some additional information, it does not solve the fundamental problem of identity authentication.


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  5. New Report by Stuart Anderson at the National Foundation for American Policy, “H-1B Visas Essential to Attracting and Retaining Talent in America”

    Thu, 05/02/2013
    On May 1, 2013, Stuart Anderson at the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) released his most recent report titled “H-1B Visas Essential to Attracting and Retaining Talent in America.”  In this report, Anderson finds that the immigration bill proposed by the Senate “Gang of 8,” S. 744, will severely limit an important and widely used employment-based visa category.  Specifically, the report found:

    Please click through to read more and to access the report.

    Full text available to ACIP members only. Contact us to inquire about membership.


  6. Fact of the Week: Witnesses at Senate Hearing Highlight Key Issues in Immigration Reform for U.S. Employers

    Thu, 04/25/2013
    In Case You Missed It:
     
    Witnesses at Senate Hearing Highlight

    Key Issues in Immigration Reform for U.S. Employers


    Access to top talent:
     
    “Like most American businesses, Microsoft has seen the enormous contributions that highly educated foreign workers bring to our company and our economy. … [W]e need effective high skilled immigration reform that brings the best talent in the world to America and … enables these individuals to work together with the innovators, entrepreneurs and talented individuals in our domestic workforce.” – Brad Smith, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation

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  7. Fact of the Week: ACIP and SHRM Praise Senate Progress on Immigration Reform

    Wed, 04/17/2013
    The American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today commended introduction of the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013,” legislation to fix the broken U.S. immigration system, and singled out for praise the tireless efforts of the bipartisan Senate ‘Gang of Eight’ and their staff to advance these critical reforms.

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  8. Fact of the Week: H-1B Visa Lottery: By the Numbers

    Fri, 04/12/2013
    April 12, 2013                                                                                                                                              
     

    H-1B Visa Lottery: By the Numbers
     
     
    Random Drawing Blocks Significant Number of
    World’s Best and Brightest from Contributing to U.S Economy and Creates Uncertainty in Business for U.S. Employers

     
    • 5: Number of days USCIS accepted H-1B petitions this year toward the cap of 85,000 H-1B visas.

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  9. Fact of the Week: H-1B Cap Hit: Lottery Begins, U.S. Economic Growth Left to Chance

    Mon, 04/08/2013

    H-1B Cap Hit: Lottery Begins
     
    U.S. Economic Growth Left to Chance
    FY 2014 H-1B Visa Lottery Is Key Indicator that Reform is Overdue

     
    • USCIS announced today, just five days after the start of the filing period, that the H-1B visa cap for FY 2014 has been reached, prompting a random drawing to determine who receives a visa.

    Please click below to read the full Fact of the Week.