My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
Abigail Rubenstein, Law360, May 23, 2013 - "A Senate panel this week advanced an overhaul of U.S. immigration law, which is likely headed for a full Senate vote in June, but experts caution that the measure is still a long way from being signed into law and could undergo revisions that will affect employers. Here's what employers and their attorneys should keep an eye on as the bill continues to develop.
Access to Lower-Skilled Workers: To address a void in the market for employers that can't locate lesser-skilled workers for essential positions in the U.S., the proposed legislation creates of a new category of visa, known as the W visa, for lower-skilled workers and their families. ...
Access to Highly Skilled Workers: On the other end of the spectrum, the bill is also poised to make significant changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers, which employers that require such workers from abroad should be following, especially as these provisions of the bill have recently become the subject of intense debate. ...
E-Verify Obligations: Whatever changes are ultimately made to the bill, attorneys expect the mandatory use of E-Verify for all employers to remain a part of any final legislation as a means of rooting out illegal immigration. ...
Industry-Specific Fixes: Employers should also be on the lookout for any discussions that touch on their specific industries as the legislation moves forward, lawyers say. ...
Green Card Availability: The bill includes provisions aimed at eliminating the severe backlog for employment-based green cards, which attorneys say makes it tougher for employers to recruit qualified foreign workers. ...