Sentences with phrase «skill immigration reform»

Bordering on Confusion 04 January 2013 High - skill immigration reform is more complicated and contentious than it looks, an expert conference shows.

Live from D.C., It's High - Skill Immigration Reform!

The problem is, skilled immigration reform has become entangled with the highly emotional issue of illegal immigration.

Not exact matches

In June the Canadian government implemented a package of immigration reforms, known as the Global Skills Strategy, aimed at fast - tracking visas for skilled foreign workers — some can get processed in as little as two weeks — and providing a concierge service that will walk companies through the process of opening an office on Canadian soil.

As the current Administration looks to reform the country's immigration policies, it's critical that immigration programs for highly skilled workers support both American workers and employers alike.

In a vote today, the U.S. Senate passed a historic immigration reform bill whose provisions include a visa for foreign - born startup founders and an increase in the number of visas available to highly skilled workers employed by technology companies.

According to a new report from the Obama Administration, immigration reform will result in more highly skilled workers moving to the U.S., more businesses being launched, revenue being generated and more jobs being created.

Prior to the elections, business leaders thought immigration reform would only happen in a piecemeal fashion, so they limited their efforts to their own needs, which is for highly skilled workers.

That raises doubts about a key argument for proponents of federal immigration reform: that companies need looser rules to import overseas workers because there aren't enough job candidates in the United States who can fill specialized skills, namely in science, technology and engineering.

Immigration Minister John McCallum said he intends to launch federal - provincial talks to reform the current Express Entry program, a computerized system that serves as a matchmaking service between employers and foreign skilled workers.

NRF supports practical, comprehensive immigration reform that addresses the needs of both employers and today's transient workforce, particularly when businesses seek to hire highly skilled workers whose talents are a commodity in the global economy.

Kemp believed in a version of immigration reform that combined upfront amnesty with expanded low - skill immigration.

The contradiction between pro-working-class conservative reform and expanding low - skill immigration is best seen in the actions of Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

But any immigration reform should also give a decent chance to low - skill workers — both the foreign - born and the native - born.

The public and politic case for upfront amnesty and increased low - skill immigration (under the label «comprehensive immigration reform») was made by the Republican National Committee's «autopsy» of the 2012 election.

Meanwhile, our immigration system could be reformed in order to work better for America's low - skill workers of all backgrounds.

As the nation debates immigration reform, companies and universities that employ foreign scientific and technical personnel are arguing that the answer is yes, and that Congress should significantly increase the number of H - 1B visas, which admit skilled workers to the United States for a limited number of years.

During the recent immigration reform debate, high - tech companies, trade groups representing high - tech companies, and elected officials contended that it was in America's economic interest to allow skilled workers to enter the country on H - 1B visas.

The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) was one of the key reforms within the Immigration Act 2016, designed to reduce Britain's reliance on migrant workers.