Joint Letter Regarding Processing Delays for H-4, L-2, and F-1 Nonimmigrants

3/22/2021 Compete America joined 27 other business, trade, and educational organizations in sending a letter expressing deep concerns about the extraordinary processing delays for H-4, L-2 and F-1 nonimmigrants.  The letter urged the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take steps to address operational challenges and backlogs and advised that USCIS has tools at […]

Multi-Sector Comment Letter Regarding the New H-1B Wage Prioritization Regulation

3/10/2021 Compete America joined 17 other multi-sector organizations in sending a comment letter supporting DHS’s Final Rule delaying the effective date of the new H-1B Wage Prioritization regulation as well as DHS’s intent to review the H-1B Wage Prioritization regulation to ensure: 1) the rule allows early-career professionals to be hired by compliant U.S. employers […]

Compete America Statement on the Introduction of “The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.”

2/18/21 Compete America, a coalition dedicated to ensuring that the United States has the innovative workforce necessary to grow the economy and create American jobs, issued the following statement today applauding the introduction of “The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.” Read the Full Letter Here

Multi-Association Comment Letter Regarding the new Strengthening H-1B Rule

12/7/2020 Compete America joined 11 other industry and academic organizations in sending a comment letter to DHS expressing concerns regarding the Department’s rulemaking entitled “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program” and what DHS will do next concerning the new rule after the federal court set aside its interim final status.  The comment letter notes […]