Bracero redirects here. For the sportscaster, see Rafael Bracero. The first Braceros arrive in Los Angeles by train in 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange The Bracero Program (named for the Spanish term bracero, strong-arm) was a series of laws and diploma
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The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5 of May 19, 1921) restricted immigration into the United States. Althoug
Continue reading >>On March 3, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a proposed rule that establishes an advance registration process for U.S. employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for foreign workers in specialty occupations.
Continue reading >>According to Mr.AlejandroMayorkas, director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency is currently developing the “Transformation System”, which will “transform” USICS froma “paper-based agency into an electronic, online organ
Continue reading >>This article will discuss two specific issues about some Specific H-1B cases: the H-1B cap-gap issue for OPT students and H-1B transfer from a cap-exempt employer to a cap-subject employer.
Continue reading >>As we reviewed in the former section and discussed in detail, by taking advantage of the H-1B portability rule as stated in AC 21, an H-1B holder can change their employer and start to work for the new employer on the date when USCIS receivesthe H-1B tran
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