Pages

Making the Case for Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2014

Posted By Attorney Norka M. Schell
Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC
Tel. (212)564-1589

Reform of the permanent employment-based visa program in 2014 is urgently needed in order for U.S. employers to hire the foreign talent necessary for the American economy to strive and compete in the global economy.There simply are not enough American workers available to meet U.S. employer demands for high-skilled labor in this country. Over half of all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates of American universities are foreign born. Our current system, however, forces most of these graduates to leave the U.S. and apply their valuable skills in other countries, a scenario that is beneficial to all but the United States. Needless to say,foreign countries are not complaining, but are instead poised to take advantage in their increasingly successful attempts to surpass us. Simply put, Congress must pass immigration reform in 2014, so the United States does not lose the competitive economy edge that generations of Americans have worked so hard to achieve. 

 

VISA BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2014


Posted by Norka M. Schell, Esquire
Law Offices of Norka M. Schell, LLC
Phone: (212)564-1589
Website: www.lawschell.com

HAPPY 2014!

FAMILY-SPONSORED UPDATE

Family-SponsoredAll Charge -ability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F108DEC0608DEC0608DEC0622SEP9301JUL01
F2A
08SEP13
08SEP13
08SEP13
01SEP13
08SEP13
F2B01JUN0601JUN0601JUN0601APR9401MAY03
F315APR0315APR0315APR0301JUN9301FEB93
F401OCT0101OCT0101OCT0101NOV9601JUL90


EMPLOYMENT-BASED UPDATE

Employment- BasedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
C
08DEC0815NOV04
C
C
3rd
01APR12
01APR12
01SEP03
01APR12
15FEB07
Other Workers
01APR12
01APR12
01SEP03
01APR12
15FEB07
4th
C
C
C
C
C
Certain Religious Workers
C
C
C
C
C
5th
Targeted
Employment
Areas/
Regional Centers and Pilot Programs
C
C
C
C
C