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 …

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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

01/25/2018 Contact: Taylor Keeney ⋅ taylor.keeney@navigatorsglobal.com ⋅ (804) 543-7053 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, today announced its support of “The Immigration Innovation Act” (I-Squared).  This comprehensive legislation recognizes that the continued success of the American innovation economy depends …

10/03/2017 Senate Judiciary Committee – Full Committee Oversight Hearing  Compete America and its member companies encourage Congress to pass legislation to provide legal certainty for the participants in the DACA program to continue on the path of legal residency.  DACA, which provided work authorization and protection from deportation to nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as …

08/02/2017 CONTACT: Taylor Keeney • 804-543-7053 • taylor.keeney@navigatorsglobal.com WASHINGTON – 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 today regarding the introduction of Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue’s immigration legislation, the “RAISE Act.” “We appreciate the focus Senators Cotton and Perdue are …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2017 CONTACT: Taylor Thornley Keeney • 804-543-7053 • taylor.keeney@navigatorsglobal.com 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, today issued the following statement about President Donald Trump’s “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. “Compete America …