| A Cheap Shot at Workers The Bush administration’s last-minute overhaul of the visa program for temporary farm workers threatens to make a flawed program worse. nytimes.com |
U.S. to Reform Policy on Detention for Immigrants The plan aims to transform the detention system from a patchwork of jail and prison cells, and will review contracts with private companies. nytimes.com |
To Overhaul Immigration, Advocates Alter Tactics Four students began a 1,500-mile walk to Washington on Friday, the first steps in a new push by immigration advocates for reform before the midterm elections. nytimes.com |
New Paterson Policy May Reduce Deportations A new policy thrusts Gov. David A. Paterson into the country’s immigration debate and could give new hope to legal immigrants facing deportation. nytimes.com |
Over 30,000 United States H-1B visas still available According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), approximately 31,000 H-1B visas are still available for fiscal year 2011. During the boom years there was always a shortage of H-1B visas and it was very difficult for companies to obtain this visa for their foreign employees.... workpermit.com |