Obama Administration Proposes New Rules to Attract Highly-Skilled Immigrants

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced two proposed regulations designed to attract and retain highly-skilled immigrants. One rule would extend employment authorization to spouses of H-1B visa holders being sponsored for a green card by their employers. U.S. businesses use the H-1B visa program to employ foreign workers in jobs requiring expertise in science, engineering, computer programming and other specialized fields. The other proposal involves removing...

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