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 its disposal to address the …

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 paying appropriate wages, and; 2) …

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 that DHS would benefit from …

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 if lawful, proposes a prioritization …

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 agency determined it had no …

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 the viability of America’s fastest …

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 during the COVID-19 emergency. The …

324 Signatory Business Letter to President and Secretaries-Nonimmigrant Visa Facts

5/21/2020 On May 21, 2020, Compete America along with 323 US employers and business-related groups sent a letter to President Trump and the Secretaries of the Department of State, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security highlighting the essential contributions of nonimmigrant, highly skilled foreign professionals to American prosperity, American innovation, and American job creation. The letter cautions that …

Statement of Compete America on Eliminating Per Country Caps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2019                                                                              Contact: Brookley Valencia Email: Brookley@competeamerica.org Phone: (202) 258-8591 Statement of Compete America on Eliminating Per Country Caps WASHINGTON, D.C. – Compete America, a coalition of American employers dedicated to ensuring that the United States has the highly skilled workforce it needs to continue to lead the world in innovation and job creation, issued …