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
Will Immigrants Save the Economy?
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
The Future of H-1B Visas
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
Remote Hiring Is Failing Small Businesses
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
The Reality of Hiring DREAMers
“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
The Benefits and Pitfalls of the H-1B Visa
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
The OFCCP Paradox: Government Actions Create a New Diversity Hiring Fallacy
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
Expedited H-1B Program Suspension Announced
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
Coming to America: The Immigration Challenge
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
Homeland Security: Green Card Holders Will Be Allowed to Return
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
The Changing Industries, and Places, of Immigrants in the Workforce
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
Is Brexit an Opportunity to Reform Immigration for Skilled Workers?
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
Future Shock: 3 Trends That Will Make Recruiting More Difficult
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
The Brexit Effect and Talent
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
Bayer Weighs in With ‘Yes’ on STEM-Shortage-or-No-STEM-Shortage-Issue
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
E-Verify Shutdown Means Return to Paper I-9s; H1-Bs Halted
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
Immigration Reform: The Charge of the 535
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
Tired of Bickering Politicians? Deloitte Report Offers Some Centrist Ideas for U.S. Competitiveness
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
Report: U.S Falling Behind Talent War, Immigration Changes Needed
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
Let Cooler Heads Prevail: Arizona’s Immigration Law
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