Sunday Talk With Senator Grassley on Work Visas

Q: What is an H-1B Visa? A:  An H-1B visa is a temporary, employment-based visa status for skilled foreign guest workers. Administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for jobs requiring a college degree or equivalent experience.  The fast-growth IT industry has a high…

US Ranks Ninth Out of 10 Advanced Economies in Competitive Immigration Policies

American Companies, Economy Suffer Under Anticompetitive U.S. System Washington – A new analysis released today by Business Roundtable finds U.S. employment-based immigration policies are “mostly unfavorable” to economic growth and have placed the United States ninth out of 10 advanced economies. “When it comes to immigration policy, America is losing the competitive race for global…

Work Authorization Extended to Certain H-4 Visa Holders

Late last year, I wrote on the controversial executive actions on immigration that President Obama announced in November. As I noted then, those executive actions include several initiatives that will make it easier for employers to hire and retain highly skilled foreign national workers. One of these initiatives—finalizing new regulations to provide work authorization to…

Visa program helped me become an American

On Tuesday, I had the honor of testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in my capacity as an immigrant entrepreneur, former H-1B visa holder, and now-U.S. citizen about the immense economic benefit that the H-1B visa program provides to our country; I’ve seen this first hand in my own experience, where I’ve worked hard to…