A Brookings Institution report, and a Washington Post article provide an updated overview of the composition of the immigrant labor force. According to the Brookings report, for the first time the proportion of highly skilled immigrants exceeds that of low skilled immigrants in the United States. The report cites that 30 percent of the country's [...]
We have written and reacted previously on developments related to immigration reform here in Washington, DC (March 12, 2010 and March 18, 2010). Our articles developed a fair amount of comments, excitement and hope. However, the uncertainty and the current political climate here in Washington may make comprehensive immigration reform a rollercoaster ride. In comments [...]
In an opinion piece, to be published tomorrow, Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Washington Post, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) have unveiled their proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. The plan, as outlined in the Washington Post piece, sets several four broad principles for immigration reform. Biometric Social Security Cards to Prevent [...]
In an article today, the Washington Post reports on a speech made by the Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano and her prediction that in “[t]he first part of 2010, we will see legislation beginning to move.” The Post article is based on a speech made by Secretary Napolitano earlier today. She claimed that the Obama administration has [...]
An article in today’s Washington Post reports on the contract USCIS has signed with IBM to overhaul the way USCIS handles documents. As many of our clients know or have experienced first-hand, the agency’s pre-computer-age paper filing system is extremely frustrating. The current system incurs $100 million a year in archiving, storage, retrieval and shipping [...]