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This Year's H-1B Visa Lottery Opens March 7

Feb 10, 2025

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Last week, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 7 and run thro...

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The Pros and Cons of Governance by Executive Order

Jan 28, 2025

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President Trump started his second term with a flurry of executive orders that will make immigration harder and undermine our sense of America--what it is and how it relates to its government.  ...

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International Education in Louisiana in 2024

Jan 22, 2025

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One area of immigration that the incoming president didn't address in his executive orders was education. That's good because international students are good for the economy.  In November, ...

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Refuting H-1B Visa Misconceptions

Jan 14, 2025

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Let’s clean up some misconceptions about the H-1B visa. Recently, the visa “people who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation, services of exceptional merit and ability” according to USC...

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It's Time to Make Plans, Not Panic

Dec 27, 2024

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It’s useful to remember that the incoming president says many things. He doesn’t have any actual power until he is inaugurated, and then he will encounter the machine that is the government. It slowed...

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