Articles associated with topic: tech policy
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H-1B Debate in 2021: Is the Visa Necessary, or a Tech Job Killer?
Are American immigration policies hopelessly outdated and doomed to put the country at a disadvantage when it comes to curating specialized talent? Or does the federal government need to tighten… -
The Highest-Paid H-1B Workers at Tech's Biggest Companies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received more than 300,000 H-1B registrations for fiscal year 2022, suggesting that businesses are recovering from the pandemic and looking for t… -
Weekend Roundup: Microsoft Pandemic Bonuses; Trump Lawsuit
It’s the weekend! We hope you’re staying cool despite the heat waves sweeping the nation. Before you shut down for a few days, let’s review some of the week’s biggest stories, including a Microso… -
Trump H-1B Rule Could Have Raised Visa Wages. Now It's Dead.
In the closing months of the Trump administration, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule that would assign H-1B visas based on wages, as opposed to the current lottery system. Although th… -
What Distinguishes a Leader From a Manager?
Within the hierarchy of any business organization, there are obvious and necessary levels of managers who have tremendous responsibilities for keeping various business units and teams chugging al…Sponsored -
Smaller Tech Hubs See a Rise in Work-Based Immigration
When people talk about tech immigration, they’re often thinking of the major tech hubs in Silicon Valley and New York City, and the companies that apply for hundreds (if not thousands) of visas p… -
H-1B Registrations Rise for Fiscal 2022 as Companies Source Overseas
In yet another sign that businesses are recovering from the pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received some 308,613 H-1B registrations for fiscal year 2022, selecting on… -
The Major Tech Hub Filing for the Most H-1B Visas Isn't Silicon Valley
The nation’s largest tech hubs are also the hungriest for H-1B workers, according to an analysis of recent visa filings. Although the Trump and Biden administrations have proposed radical overhau… -
Biden Administration Strips Trump-Era H-1B 'Specialty Occupations' Rule
In the final months of the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the public that it wanted to narrow the definition of the H-1B visa, limiting it to highly speciali… -
Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Could Change IT Security
Since President Joe Biden took office in January, his administration has been fighting multiple cybersecurity fires that seem to come one right after another—including the cyberespionage campaign… -
Top 15 Companies Sponsoring H-1B Workers Include Amazon, Infosys
Which U.S. companies are the biggest sponsors of the H-1B visa? Technology and consulting firms topped this list, according to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) analyzed… -
Changing The Way The World Moves
How Ford’s Technical Specialists Manage a Globalized Workforce The automotive industry is in a state of rapid change. In addition to the expedient move to electrification, auto manufacturers arou…Sponsored