E-Verify Ordinance Raises Questions Among Construction Business
E-Verify Ordinance Raises Questions Among Construction Business
(Springfield, MO) -- Tuesday night's City Council vote means Springfield voters will decide whether to approve an ordinance aimed at keeping undocumented workers from being employed.
There are penalties for hiring illegal workers if you "knowingly" hired them.
After 9/11, Immigration Became About Homeland Security
After 9/11, Immigration Became About Homeland Security
Attacks shifted the immigration conversation heavily toward enforcement.
September 8, 2011
Farmers Press GOP on Hiring
Farmers Press GOP on Hiring
Amid Immigration Crackdown, Growers Seek Allowance for Undocumented Workers
Recent Republican solidarity on illegal immigration is showing cracks under pressure from agriculture groups, with two GOP congressmen floating programs that would make it easier for foreigners to work legally in U.S. fields and orchards.
Romney sees tech skills shortage, and H-1B visa need
Romney sees tech skills shortage, and H-1B visa need
Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney, a top candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has released an economic plan that would make it easier for foreign college graduates with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering to work in the U.S.
Romney's plan, unveiled this week, includes a proposal "to raise the ceiling" on visas for holders of advanced degrees in math, science "who have job offers in those fields from U.S. companies."
Private Ideas on How to Create Jobs
Private Ideas on How to Create Jobs
When President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on Thursday, he will face a business community both desperate for a boost in ailing sales and deeply skeptical of the government's ability to help
Southwestern Pa. programmers, medical staff top area for visa applications
Southwestern Pa. programmers, medical staff top area for visa applications
Software programmers and medical staff lead the pack of positions southwestern Pennsylvania employers were seeking to fill with foreign workers last year, according to U.S. Department of Labor data.