If passed, the StartUp Visa Act of 2011 would create an opportunity for immigrant entrepreneurs to bring their innovative business plans to the United States. It would add to the number of immigrant visas issued every year, but would draw from the number of visas already allocated to the EB-5 visa classification. In recent years, only half of the yearly allotment of visas in the EB-5 category has been issued. In theory, the implementation of the Act would help stimulate the U.S. economy by attracting a greater number of talented entrepreneurs who may not have qualified for immigrant visas before due to financial limitations.

Workers in H-1B and H-2B classifications who are admitted to perform labor and services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam are exempt from the H-1B cap and H-2B cap from November 28, 2009 to December 31, 2014.  The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), Public Law 110-229, provides a [...]

Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act bars US admission to foreign nationals diagnosed with certain illnesses. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a final rule on Nov. 2, 2009 removing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection( commonly known as AIDS) from the list of [...]

Source: USCIS Higher civil fines will be imposed on employers who violate federal immigration laws. This was announced by the U.S Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on February 22, 2008, in a joint briefing with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff about newly enacted border security reforms put in place by the Departments of Justice [...]