Immigration reform could ease labor challenges, Secretary Walsh says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh talked about the importance of significant immigration reform at a House hearing this week.
‘Commonsense immigration reform’ still a key to addressing workforce shortages in long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2021
The long-term care industry Friday may have hit a bump in pinning some of its hopes on immigration to ease the ongoing workforce shortages, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that...
H2-B cap reached for immigration applications for second half of fiscal year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 03, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the agency announced Tuesday. The visa program...
Mid-year cap reached for H-2B immigration visa applications
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has enough petitions to reach the 33,000 cap for the first half of fiscal year 2022 on the H-2B visa program that lets employers hire foreign workers.
Ukrainian refugees could find support, employment at U.S. long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
Refugees from Ukraine could find a career path in the U.S. long-term care industry. The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is working with the International Rescue Committee...
USCIS works to reduce backlogs, expedite application processing times
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 30, 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday announced several reforms aimed at reducing backlogs, shortening processing times and improving timely access to employment authorization documents.