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
US President Joe Biden’s advisory panel holds out hope for thousands on green card queuesThe Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022, which if passed will provide far greater access to green cards fo...
14 Oct, 2022, 09.26 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
H-1B operation has not kept pace with country's needs, says American political commentator"In 2005, 85,000 visas were available. Today, nearly 20 years later, 85,000 visas are available. There are many promising options for expan...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.57 AM IST
US Democrats' bid to bring immigration reforms blocked in Senate"I am deeply disappointed by the Senate Parliamentarian's ruling to block immigration reform in the budget reconciliation process," said Co...
21 Sep, 2021, 12.39 PM IST
H-1B visa overhaul will struggle if immigration bill is broken upTech leaders like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai want Congress to expand and update the H-1B visa system since deman...
03 Mar, 2021, 11.47 AM IST
Bill ending per-country cap for employment-based visas ends discrimination in legal immigration: Senator Mike LeeAccording to the bill, 70 per cent of the total employment-based visas could go to H-1B workers after the bill's enactment. That portion dr...
04 Dec, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
136 Congressmen and 30 Senators seek reversal of US decision on international studentsIn its July 6 order, the ICE declared that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online or taking only onl...
10 Jul, 2020, 11.23 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
H-1B visa issue will impact Indo-US defence trade: American advocacy groupIf India's export gets impacted because of H-1B issue, then it would have an impact on India's purchase of defence equipment from the US, M...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Democratic Senator slams Trump for not acting on H-1B reformNoting that the H-1B visa is commonly known as the "high-skilled immigration visa," he said the reality is often very different.
04 Mar, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Trump hardens immigration rules, 3 lakh Indian-Americans to be affectedThe Department of Homeland Security has issued two enforcement memos, which among other things, tightens deportation of illegal immigrants.
22 Feb, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
US lawmakers propose measures to prevent H-1B visa misuseThe report said leading members of the US Congress from both major parties have questioned the nondisparagement agreements.
12 Jun, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
US Senators slam H-1B visa programme"Not only is there not a shortage of qualified US workers, but across the country US workers are being replaced by foreign labour," Senator...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
US Senate confirms Nisha Desai as Assistant Secretary of StateThe US Senate has confirmed Indian-American woman administrator Nisha Desai Biswal as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Centra...
17 Oct, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
Infosys hires Vasudev Nayak from Wipro to tackle visa rowIndia's second-biggest software exporter has hired Vasudev Nayak, the former head of the overseas operations cell at Wipro, in place of Esh...
06 Sep, 2011, 02.45 PM IST
- Infosys employee Jack Palmer to take company to court on accusation of circumventing H-1B visa rules
Palmer, who has been working with Infosys since 2008, further said that Infys' managers in US were intentionally committing fraud.
01 Aug, 2011, 07.56 AM IST