Employers’ Responsibilities Under the Proposed Immigration Law

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Employers Responsibilities Under the Proposed
New Immigration Law
Immigration Attorney Carl Shusterman
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New Immigration Reform Bill (S.774)

• Passed by the Senate on June 29
• What will happen in the House?
• No single bill as yet
• Forcing a Vote?
• Discharge Petition?

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Employment-Based Provisions in the Bill

• Would Change Focus of Legal
• Immigration System
• Less Green Cards for
• Family Members
• Would End Visa Lottery
• More Green Cards for Those
• with Needed Skills

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Temporary Working Visas

• Registered Provisional Immigrants
• Large Increase in H-1B Visas
• W Visas for Semi-Skilled Workers

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Employment-Based Green Cards

• Recapture of Lost Green Cards
• Cap-Exempt Categories
• Merit-Based System

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Cap-Exempt Categories (Part One)

• Spouses and Children of EB Immigrants
• Persons of Extraordinary Ability
• Outstanding Professors Researchers
• Multinational Executives Managers

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Cap-Exempt Categories (Part Two)

• Persons With Doctorates
• Persons with Advanced STEM Degrees
• Certain Physicians
• End of 7 Per-Country Cap

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Merit-Based System

• Tier One High-Skilled Workers
• Tier Two Low-Skilled Workers
• 120,000 to 250,000 Workers Annually

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Premium Processing

• 15-Day Processing for all EB immigrant petitions
• Premium Processing for all EB appeals

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Mandatory E-Verify for All Employers

• 5-Year Phase-In
• Check Photo IDs Online
• USCIS Would Have Access to SSA Database

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