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By Pramila Jayapal
Published April 24, 2013
FoxNews.com

I’ve spent a decade working as an advocate for immigration reform. Finally, we’ve got a real bill to work with.

This month, a bipartisan group of Senators released an 844-page immigration proposal that goes a long way to fixing our current failed system. Changing demographics and politics pushed the process forward.

America has always been a country that values fairness, hard work and creativity. We’ve integrated waves of immigrants over the centuries and, together, built a stronger country.

USCIS has resumed processing of all Form I-129 H-2B petitions for temporary non-agricultural workers. On March 22, 2013, USCIS temporarily suspended adjudication of most Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, H-2B petitions while the government considered appropriate action in response to the Court order in Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas et al v. Solis, 2:09-cv-00240-LDD (E.D. Pa). The Court Order vacated a portion of the 2008 wage methodology rule dealing with the way the Department of Labor (DOL) determines the prevailing wage when relying on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey, and provided the Department of Labor with 30 days to come into compliance. Interim Final Rule

by Randy Johnson

Apr 5, 2013

In discussions to bring about much-needed comprehensive immigration reform, hard compromises are necessary, but important principles have to be heeded. We think both were key to the ongoing Labor-Business negotiations regarding visas for the lesser-skilled occupations.

Posted by Dylan Matthews on April 16, 2013 at 12:52 pm

Months after their Jan. 28 announcement of a tentative compromise on immigration reform, the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” has finally unveiled its bill, or at least a summary of the proposal. It includes sweeping changes in treatment of both existing undocumented workers and aspiring immigrants. Here are the key points, culled from summaries in the Post and Politico as well as the actual bill summary, posted by Talking Points Memo here.

Update: The actual bill is out. The post has been updated throughout to reflect new information.

March 4, 2013
McBurney, Shawn

Thanks to all of you that had your clients sign on to the L E T T E R to Congress urging that the harmful rules issued by the US Department of Labor (DOL) against the H-2B program be blocked. (Please note that we continue to add signatures to the letter, so please continue to have your clients sign on if they already haven’t done so.)

I am pleased to report that both the H-2B wage rule and the H-2B program rule continue to be blocked for the time being.

Welcome to our website, your source for news and insights, new rules and issues concerning the H-2B program. The site features H-2B news updates, emerging issues analysis and professional commentaries, podcasts and official resources. We focus on factors impacting the Final Rule of the H-2B program that amends its regulations governing the certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers. These workers performing temporary or seasonal non-agricultural labor or services must obey the regulations that are also applicable to employers under the H-2B program.

We are here to provide much-needed guidance and assistance to employers who desire to fill a shortage of domestic labor with foreign workers. We will complete the necessary paperwork by new regulations and provide the needed international workers through a period of increased business activity. Also we provide all aspects of employees' work performance, including, but not limited to recruiting, hiring, screening, arrival and scheduling according to the standards maintained by your company and help the employees to apply for the H-2B visa at the U.S. Consulate in their home country.

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