Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched an initiative to automate the issuance of Forms I-94, Arrival/Departure Records for travelers arriving by sea or air. Records of admission will now be generated by CBP using traveler information captured through electronic means. Passengers arriving by sea or air will no longer complete a paper… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Immigration Reform
Subscribe to Immigration Reform RSS FeedEditorial on immigration reform by Bill Weld and Susan Cohen featured in Boston Globe
Posted in Immigration Policy, Immigration ReformSusan Cohen and Bill Weld recently authored an editorial on the need for bipartisan action on immigration reform. The editorial appeared in the April 20, 2013 edition of the Boston Sunday Globe. Here is the link: http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/04/20/both-sides-should-back-immigration-reform/6hmLQYucRht9vQnPNrXsbN/story.html
Immigration Reform: It’s Time for a Course Correction
Posted in Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Immigration Policy, Immigration ReformThe first two months of 2013 have seen a flurry of activity relating to immigration reform. President Obama is pushing for comprehensive reform as are powerful factions within both the Senate and the House. And the political will and rising tide of opinion in favor of reform are making for unusual bedfellows, as exemplified by… Continue Reading
Mandatory E-Verify: Not Too High a Price for Necessary Immigration Reform
Posted in E-Verify, I-9 Compliance, Immigration Policy, Immigration ReformIn yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Laura Murphy and Fred Smith of the ACLU and Competitive Enterprise Institute, respectively, warned against the dangers of a mandatory E-Verify system. They argued that the E-Verify system invades the privacy of the employees whose data is run through the system and that the E-Verify verification process effectively lumps everyone into… Continue Reading
USCIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence Initiative Not Substantive
Posted in Emerging Companies, H-1B, Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Immigration Reform, L-1 Visas, Nonimmigrant VisasActions speak louder than words. This is especially true these days when we see announcements about efforts to revamp our immigration system to encourage investment in the United States. Here is the latest example. “Entrepreneur-in-Residence” initiative On October 11, 2012, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced an “Entrepreneur-in-Residence” initiative to harness industry expertise for the public and private… Continue Reading
USCIS Releases Fraud Analysis Framework for H-1 and L-1 Visas
Posted in Emerging Companies, H-1B, Immigration Reform, L-1 VisasOn November 9, 2012, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released four documents regarding the agency’s internal fraud review process in connection with the adjudication of H-1B and L-1 petitions. These documents shed light on “fraud indicators” or variables that USCIS considers in adjudicating petitions; they also confirm that USCIS has systemically ramped up scrutiny… Continue Reading
Immigration reform and economic growth are intricately connected
Posted in Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Immigration Policy, Immigration ReformSusan Cohen of Mintz Levin and Michael Klein of Tufts University recently co-authored an interesting article, “Is U.S. Immigration Policy Holding Back Economic Growth?” which appeared online at http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/u-immigration-policy-holding-back-economic-growth-223347436.html.
Deferred Action Program Now Implemented by Homeland Security
Posted in Deferred Action, DREAM Act, Immigration Policy, Immigration Reform, UncategorizedToday, the Obama administration is implementing a new Deferred Action Program that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will administer. This program, which operates as a form of prosecutorial discretion, offers young people who are in the United States with no legal immigration status the opportunity to avoid deportation for at least two years and… Continue Reading
Mayor Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch tout benefits of a liberal immigration policy to the U.S. economy
Posted in Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Immigration Policy, Immigration ReformOn Tuesday, August 14th Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch visited Boston to tout the economic benefits to the United States of a liberal immigration policy focused on entrepreneurship and job creation. At a forum hosted by the New England Council, where they were introduced by Boston’s mayor Thomas Menino, Bloomberg and Murdoch took turns… Continue Reading
