11/21/2018 On November 21, 2018, Compete America submitted a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) leadership addressing concerns regarding the timing of the initial implementation of the new H-1B pre-registration process and the agency’s apparent mischaracterization of this rule as one that is not economically significant. Read the Full Letter …
Letter on Legal Issues Regarding USCIS H-1B Adjudications
11/2/2018 On November 1, 2018, Compete America submitted a letter to Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) leadership addressing legal issues regarding adjudication standards for H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions at USCIS. Read the Full Letter Here
Letter on Changes to High-Skilled Immigration Policy through Sub-Regulatory Agency Action
10/29/2018 On October 26, 2018, Compete America submitted a letter to Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services leadership addressing changes to high-skilled immigration policy through sub-regulatory agency action. Read the Full Letter Here
What They Are Saying: About High-Skilled Immigration
04/09/2018 “Study after study has shown that foreign-born workers are good for the U.S. economy and good for U.S.-born workers. When companies are allowed to hire the workers with the best skills for the job — regardless of where those workers happen to have been born — their increased competitiveness boosts all the industries around them.” (Editorial, “Trump takes a …
Statement of Compete America on Hatch Amendments to Senate Immigration Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2018 Contact: Taylor Keeney Email: taylor.keeney@navigatorsglobal.com Phone: (804) 543-7053 Statement of Compete America on Hatch Amendments to Senate Immigration Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. –Compete America, a coalition dedicated to ensuring that the United States has the highly educated and innovative workforce necessary to grow the economy and create American jobs, issued the following statement regarding …
Fact Sheet: S.2344 – The Immigration Innovation Act
1/29/2018 I-Squared: The Case for Keeping Innovation and Jobs in America S.2344, the “Immigration Innovation Act” or the “I-Squared Act,” recognizes a simple truth: to create opportunities, jobs, and prosperity in America, we must protect and grow our U.S. workforce while also supporting and promoting our nation’s job creators. “I-Squared” delivers a smart, balanced approach to highly skilled immigration that protects and …