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Immigration Policy
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Immigration Policy
H-1B Fees Rise as Rules Tighten and Layoffs Draw Scrutiny
Employers face higher H-1B fees, tightened eligibility rules and new layoff scrutiny, raising the cost and ri…
Oct 19
Canada's Express Entry Will Favor High-Wage Occupations
Canada will prioritize high-wage occupations in Express Entry, Fragomen reports. The alert gives no occupatio…
Oct 17
Canada Refocuses Express Entry on 'Top Talent' for Growth
Canada is refocusing Express Entry on 'top talent that drives economic growth,' sharpening occupation-based t…
Oct 16
80% of new U.K. payroll jobs went to non-Britons, report finds
A new report finds 80% of recent U.K. payroll jobs went to non-British workers — a figure that turns a post-B…
Oct 15
Amazon Techie Says 'Lay Me Off' as H-1B Crackdown Talk Grows
An Amazon engineer publicly told his employer 'lay me off,' arguing that the H-1B crackdown could reshape the…
Oct 13
Microsoft Faces Foreign Worker Crackdown as Vance Blasts Layoffs
Microsoft faces a threatened foreign worker crackdown as VP JD Vance publicly blasts its layoffs — pressure c…
Oct 13
Calgary Chamber Warns Ottawa's Immigration Cuts Will Deepen Alberta's Labour Shortage
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce warns Ottawa's tightened immigration rules could deepen Alberta's labour shor…
Oct 13
Bloomberg Finds No Edge for Men or Native-Born Workers
A Bloomberg analysis disputes two prevailing expectations about labor-market winners under the current admini…
Oct 13
Record DACA Renewal Delays Are Costing Recipients Their Jobs
Record delays in DACA renewal processing have pushed some recipients out of work entirely, CBS News reports,…
Oct 13
Trump Plan Threatens International Students' Path to US Jobs
A Trump plan puts international students' US job prospects at risk, threatening a key skilled-labor pipeline…
Oct 13
DOL Suspends PERM Processing for Microsoft, Adobe and Other IT Firms
DOL has suspended PERM processing for Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms, stalling employer-sponsored…
Oct 13
Maine Faces Critical Labor Shortages Under Immigration Enforcement, Report Finds
A new report covered by the Portland Press Herald warns immigration enforcement could cause critical labor sh…
Oct 12
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