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 >>Many international students want and are able to start their own businesses in America. However, because students in F-1 status are generally prohibited from working, many F-1 students fear that starting a business will jeopardize their status and their
Continue reading >>The debate in Washington over the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by Senator Charles Schumer, continues to rage on. The bill passed by a vote of 68-32 on June 27,
Continue reading >>For the year of 2013 to date, 54,180 PERM applications were received, with 17,059 in the first quarter, 19,604 in the second quarter, and 17,517 in the third quarter. These statistics represent a 4% increase in applications from FY 2012. Of the 54,180 app
Continue reading >>The Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification recently released new statistics regarding the H-1B Specialty Labor Condition Program for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2013.
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