Asset Management: The Case For Global Talent

This post highlights an area of immigration law that we think will be of interest to business attorneys.

By Jennifer Cory

On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American (BAHA) Presidential Executive Order.  The mandate is designed to create higher wages and employment rates for U.S. workers by administering and enforcing federal immigration laws.  BAHA directs those federal agencies responsible to propose new rules and new guidance.

Of the temporary work visas available, President Trump singled out the H-1B visa category as ripe for reform to ensure H-1B visas are awarded to the most skilled or highest paid foreign workers, and to prevent fraud and abuse.  But is such reform needed, and why should employers care?

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