New US bill could give Green Cards to 8 million immigrants. But will it pass?A bill led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks to update a decades-old immigration law, allowing immigrants who’ve lived in the U.S. for at ...
27 Jul, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Bengaluru-based Canadian tells Indians: Canada immigration dream not worth it, will drain your life savingsCaleb Friesen, a Canadian in Bengaluru, sparks debate. He advises Indians against moving to Canada. He alleges an exploitative immigration ...
01 May, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
How green is not the Valley: The big issue Modi and Trump will likely avoid talking aboutNarendra Modi and Donald Trump may overlook the significant issue of the massive backlog in employment-based green cards for skilled immigr...
11 Feb, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Reforming the US immigration system to make America attractive againThe US needs immigration reforms, including a new visa category for startup founders. This is surprising given that 44.8% of Fortune 500 co...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
US Congress asked to update 'woefully outdated' immigration systemThe Biden administration is urging Congress to update the outdated immigration system, including temporary visa programs that have not been...
29 Aug, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Lawmakers introduce legislation in US Congress to protect documented dreamers from 'aged-out' deportationIntroduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate, America's CHILDREN Act would allow individuals to obtain permanent residency if ...
22 May, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
New US Bill seeks to provide faster path to citizenship for H-1B visa holdersThe legislation would provide a pathway to getting a green card for up to eight million people, including H-1B visa holders, children of lo...
29 Sep, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
US needs immigration reform to prevent 9 million job vacancies over next decade: ReportWith the US not producing enough skilled degree holders to fill demand, expanding high-skilled immigration is the best solution to shrink t...
05 Dec, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
What makes Canada more attractive to Indians than the United States?This is mainly because of the per-country quota on issuing employment-based green card or permanent residency, the experts said, urging the...
23 Jul, 2021, 10.36 PM IST
US mulls increasing merit-based immigration to 57%Trump described it as a common-sense proposal and acknowledged that there was a requirement of talented people in the country.
17 Jul, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Bills introduced in US House and Senate to remove per-country green card limitsThe legislation, if signed into law, would benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals on H-1B visas.
08 Feb, 2019, 03.12 PM IST
Donald Trump for legislation that promotes merit-based immigrationTrump said the third pillar ends the visa lottery -- a programme that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, o...
31 Jan, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
UK to scrap 'outdated' landing cards for Indians, othersLanding cards are filled out by an estimated 16 million international visitors from outside the European Union (EU), including Indians, ann...
06 Aug, 2017, 09.37 PM IST
Indian-American lawmakers slam Trump's immigration policyTrump has escalated his anti-immigrants stand with a series of executive orders that will "tear families apart," while weakening the public...
26 Jan, 2017, 09.28 AM IST
H-1B visa system is broken, needs to be fixed: Top US business body BRTThe outdated H-1B visa system was one of the factors in a new BRT analysis that put the US 9th out of 10 advanced economies in terms of emp...
09 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
CEOs of Google, Yahoo and other technology companies hail US immigration billSteve Ballmer of Microsoft said that the passing of immigration bill is a significant step towards reforming outdated immigration policies.
28 Jun, 2013, 01.11 PM IST
Google, Facebook and Microsoft among top tech companies asking Obama to allow more skilled immigrationFour high-tech companies alone- IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle-have combined 10,000 openings in the United States.
19 Mar, 2013, 01.17 PM IST