In Afghanistan, Abdul (whose last name is omitted to protect his security) had a good job, working as a linguist and cultural advisor. But after the … Read more

In Afghanistan, Abdul (whose last name is omitted to protect his security) had a good job, working as a linguist and cultural advisor. But after the … Read more
Immigrants make up about 17%of the U.S. labor force, or 28 million workers. Over the last decade, they have become the main driver of growth of the labor … Read more
On Jan. 8, the outgoing Trump administration ruled to overhaul the H-1B visa program in favor of a wage-based system that gives priority to higher wages … Read more
After five years of leading product development at GitLab, a tech company that has always been 100% remote, and since having founded my own startup, I have … Read more
“I can’t discover the cure for HIV, but I can hire the person who will.” One of our recruiters said that to me when I was CHRO at the Bill & Melinda … Read more
For those not familiar with the H-1B, here I’ve got an overview, courtesy of a conversation with Martin Herrington, founder of a California … Read more
Over the past year, the Department of Labor has taken a newfound interest in the number of Asians working at tech companies in Silicon Valley. New … Read more
Friday’s announcement that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will halt its expedited H-1B visa processing is raising concerns that … Read more
The President’s immigration order has created a lot of controversy, but the emotional outrage has prevented the focus from shifting to issues about a … Read more
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, January 27, 2017, that suspends the admission into the U.S. of people from certain countries for 90 … Read more
Immigration was one of the most divisive issues in the presidential campaign and is high on the list of President Trump’s priorities. As immigration … Read more
In 2010, David Cameron pledged to reduce net migration in the UK to tens of thousands. This was always going to be impossible with the freedom of movement … Read more
The World Economic Forum predicts that recruitment is going to become a lot more challenging in the next five years for just about every job in every … Read more
It’s over — the Brits have voted to exit the EU. For some this is a disaster and and spells the beginning of the end, and for others it’s a new … Read more
In case you haven’t been following the back and forth, a long stream of pundits, authors, and politicians have been worried about the lack of … Read more
Hiring has all but stopped in parts of the U.S., casualties of the federal government shutdown. When the feds went dark last week, the E-Verify system went … Read more
We are in the midst of yet another attempt at immigration reform. The situation in Washington can be summarized with this adaptation of the Charge of the … Read more
A new report from Deloitte, one that’s hard to characterize as liberal or conservative, offers some ways to address the U.S. unemployment problem and … Read more
A new report looks at U.S. immigration policies, compares them to Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Singapore, and the UK, and … Read more
In recent weeks there has been a lot of news about SB 1070 — The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act — enacted by Arizona. … Read more