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

12/2/2020 Compete America joined 17 other multi-sector organizations in sending a comment letter to DHS expressing concern that the Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions” forward a policy shift that is not permitted under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s statutory language and, even […]

Multi-Stakeholder Letter Calling on DHS to Extend the Comment Period for the H-1B Lottery Prioritization NPRM

11/16/2020 Compete America joined 127 other multi-sector organizations in sending a letter to DHS expressing concerns with the unusually short 30-day comment period for the H-1B lottery prioritization NPRM issued on November 2, 2020. This unnaturally compressed timeframe is made all the more damaging to the process of full notice and comment rulemaking given that the […]

Multi-Sector Comment on Department of Labor’s Wage Interim Final Rule

11/09/2020 Compete America along with nearly two dozen major American trade groups, business coalitions, and scientific professional societies, filed comments regarding the Department of Labor’s interim final rule requiring US employers to pay foreign employees significantly more than American employees doing the same job. Compete America supports wage reforms that protect US workers while maintaining […]

Compete America Letter to Federal Agencies–Negative Consequences of Proposed F-1 Student Restrictions for 2020 School Year

7/13/2020 On July 13, 2020, Compete America sent a letter to federal agencies calling on ICE to review critical US public interest questions and documents prior to publication of a new regulation severely limiting the extent to which international students may secure F-1 visas and maintain valid F-1 status while enrolled solely in online classes […]