Ten Top Employer Takeaways From Obama Immigration Speech
December 1, 2014
In his recent immigration speech, President Obama said he would use executive authority to take actions that would allow up to five million unauthorized immigrants to stay in the country and work. A management alert from the Seyfarth Shaw law firm details what it could mean for employers, in a list of ten possible changes that would impact the hiring and retention of high-skilled foreign born workers. Number one: A clarification of the meaning of “specialized knowledge,” as used by U.S. Immigration Service and consular officers in the context of the L-1B visa program. The new definition would make it easier for companies that want to temporarily transfer essential personnel from foreign operations to the United States.
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