Taxing Problem for an Immigration Plan
Corey Boles, Wall Street Journal “Senators who want to offer legal status to the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants often say that the process won’t be speedy or easy. Among other things, illegal immigrants would first have to pay all back taxes they owe.”
Continue Reading →Senators protect fragile compromise on H-1B visas, fend off immigration bill amendments
Jason Reed, Reuters “Senators behind a sweeping immigration reform bill managed to defend their fragile compromise on Tuesday from a seige of amendments to expand or restrict a visa program for highly skilled workers…” Full Story
Continue Reading →Debates on the H-1B visa provisions of the Immigration Reform bill
As a follow-up to our discussion of the Senate Immigration Reform bill and the provisions related to temporary visas for high-skilled and low-skilled workers, today’s blog will focus on the amendments proposed during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s debate of these provisions. During
Continue Reading →Gang of 8 looks to defend guest worker plan
Seung Minkim, Politico “The Senate Gang of Eight has largely controlled the Senate Judiciary Committee’s immigration markup, and the group’s next step: shielding a painstakingly negotiated agreement for a new guest worker program…” Full Story
Continue Reading →Amendment for “Little Dreamers” should be in immigration bill, say advocates
Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino “Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee debating the current immigration bill, has introduced an amendment calling for an extension of the 5-year fast track for DREAMers so it also includes children…” Full S
Continue Reading →Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in immigration bill
Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai, Reuters, May 13, 2013 “A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms on Monday pushed to make it easier for companies to hire p
Continue Reading →Proposed increases to visas for high-skilled and low-skilled workers
In today’s blog, Attorney Alexandra Sanchez discusses proposed changes to temporary visas in the draft Senate reform bill: The Senate’s immigration bill proposes to increase substantially the number of visas available for high-skilled workers (or workers in occupations requiring at le
Continue Reading →Technology firms jealously guard worker visas in Senate immigration bill
May 09, 2013
May 9, 2013, Jennifer Martinez, The Hill “The tech industry is on guard against amendments to the Senate immigration bill that could chip away at provisions that would help their businesses employ more highly skilled foreign workers . . . .” Full Story
Continue Reading →Social Security Agency Says Immigration Bill Would Boost Revenue
May 09, 2013
Lisa Lerner, Bloomberg News “A Social Security Administration analysis said the Senate’s bipartisan immigration proposal would boost U.S. tax revenue, create jobs and increase the gross domestic product over the next 10 years. . . .” Full Story
Continue Reading →Senate Judiciary Committee Begins Mark-Up of Bipartisan Immigration Bill
May 09, 2013
May 9, 2013: The Senate Judiciary Committee Begins Mark-Up of Bipartisan Immigration Bill This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee began its deliberation of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration bill and the 300 amendments filed by Senators. Completing the process, called a “
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