Immigration Update with Lin Walker
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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Multiple Petitions and The Gaming of the H-1B Lottery
On October 23, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to “modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures.”
As a member of AILA, we received a draft of the NPRM yesterday. I read through the 220+ pages and have to admit that I was amazed by the data DHS provided, specifically with regard to the abuse of H-1B registration program.
Nearly every immigration practitioner knew this abuse was happening because of the disastrously low number of selections we received, but I don't think any of us understood the full depth of the fraud.
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