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“Were it not for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, there might be no Google.” That sentence began a recently published article in the New York Times. At first that statement seems improbable – but given the backstory that statement is most probably true. You see, thirty years ago the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society assisted the … Continue reading “Continuing the Contribution of Immigrants to the United States” A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal examined the US immigration policy on tracking foreign national scientists and researchers. The opinion piece was a harsh criticism of the current policy on foreign national students, stating “[i]t would be hard to invent a policy more counterproductive to our national interest.” Comprehensive Immigration Reform has … Continue reading “Wall Street Journal Opines on U.S. Immigration Policy” The United States has been well represented at this year’s Nobel Prize announcements. In fact, the United States won the first six Nobel Prizes awarded (not to mention President Obama’s award). The United States should be proud of its citizens’ accomplishments and the U.S. institutions and communities that made it possible for these Americans … Continue reading “Four Naturalized U.S. Citizens Win Nobel Prizes” President Obama has signed a stopgap bill extending the Conrad 30 and EB-5 programs until October 31, 2009. Both of these programs are expected to be extended further within the coming weeks. The Conrad 30 program allows for states to sponsor foreign national physicians who agree to work in under-served health areas. The EB-5 program … The 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery is now open. The diversity lottery allows for foreign nationals to register for a “lottery” that allows up to 55,000 foreign nationals to gain entry into the United States. Virtually anyone can apply, however, this year foreign nationals from the following countries are not eligible: BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, … In a recent speech, Bill Gate criticised America’s immigration policy and offered a concrete example of how America’s lagging immigration policy has caused Microsoft to create jobs outside of the United States. According to the New York Times, Gates suggested that the U.S. should have exceptions for “smart people” in its immigration policy. These exceptions, … Continue reading “Bill Gates Criticises U.S. Immigration Policy” The USCIS recently announced that the first nonimmigrant soldier to participate in the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) recruiting program has become a naturalized U.S. Citizen. As previously discussed on the Immigration Insight blog, MAVNI allows a foreign national who is in the United States on a temporary visas to … Continue reading “Immigrant Soldier with Temporary Visa Becomes U.S. Citizen” As the recession continues, many have tired to find solace by looking at the good that has come out of previous economic downturns. Many have commented that the majority of today’s leading companies were started during economic down turns. Sunday’s Thomas Friedman article looks a bit deeper into that statement, and believes that innovation … The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service recently announced that it has begun sending historical immigration files to the National Archives. These files will provide a significant amount of information to genealogist and historians and will add to the historical understanding of America. Going forward, the Service will transfer individual files to the National Archives one … Continue reading “Historical Immigration Documents Sent to National Archives, Opened to Public” In the latest installment of the New York Times’ series examining immigration in the United States, the newspaper asks, “Do We Need Foreign Technology Workers?” In the piece, the paper asks six “experts” in immigration policy to answer that question. The responses, coupled with the readers’ comments, cover the entire spectrum of possible answers. Although … As was previous reported on this blog, the United States recently began to recruit nonimmigrants into the military in an attempt to fill critical-need positions. Last week the New York Times reported about the first of these recruits to be inducted into the military. Judging from the article, the program appears to be a … Continue reading “Nonimmigrant Recruits Sworn in at Times Square” How inappropriate does that title sound? Today it is universally agreed that a female should not be barred from any job simply because of her marriage status. Yet, during the Great Depression many jobs became off-limits to married women simply due to the fear that a married woman with a job was causing another … Continue reading “Should Married Women be Barred from Certain Jobs?” It looks very likely that the Conrad 30 waiver program will be extended until September 30th – all that is needed is the President’s expected signature. The Conrad 30 waiver program allows each state in the United States to “sponsor”30 foreign national physicians who promise to provide critically needed health care to communities … This week the world is celebrating the twentieth birthday of the World Wide Web. I often wonder what the Internet (and the world) would be like if immigrant entrepreneurs were not in the United States during those twenty years. Many immigrant entrepreneurs have not only changed the Internet, but have transformed the way the … The New York Times announced yesterday that it is launching a discussion about immigration. In the coming months, the newspaper is promising numerous printed and online articles examining different aspects of immigration. This weekend the newspaper is going to begin the series with an examination of immigrants in a Virginia school system. The newspaper also … Continue reading “New York Times Begins Dialogue on Immigration” |
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