Barack Obama plans immigration push after fiscal crisis ends

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 18:28

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that stalled immigration reform would be a top priority once the fiscal crisis has been resolved.

USIBC steps ups campaign on immigration reform

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:23

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has stepped up its campaign to address the concerns of the IT industry over certain provisions of the comprehensive immigration reform, which has now entered a crucial phase.

Eight lawmakers arrested at US immigration rally

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:47

Eight Democrat members of US Congress courted arrest in a show of civil disobedience at a rally here calling for comprehensive immigration reform to legalise America`s 11 million undocumented workers, including 300,000 Indians.

USIBC steps ups its campaign on immigration reform

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:04

The USIBC chairman, Ajay Banga, who is CEO of MasterCard, has been personally involved in an effort to make lawmakers aware of the provisions of the immigration visas.

Thousands march in US for immigration reform

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 14:45

Thousands of people have poured into streets across the United States in a push to overhaul immigration and end the legal limbo of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants.

Provisions of Immigration bill self-defeating for US

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 09:42

Certain provisions of the current immigration reforms bill, in particular those related to the H-1B visas, are self-defeating for the United States, a top Indian economist has said.

Senate immigration bill to hit American competitiveness abroad

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 13:28

The bill's so-called outplacement provision is discriminatory and will make it impossible for many businesses to recruit the high-skilled workers they need to perform highly technical tasks onsite from the global labour pool, potentially driving tens of thousands of American jobs overseas, he argued.

US Immigration Reform Bill a step in right direction: Nayyar

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 22:49

The proposed US Immigration Reform Bill will be a step in the right direction, Tech Mahindra's Executive Vice-chairman Vineet Nayyar said Friday.

Indian-American doctors seek a say in immigration reform

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 11:22

Indian-Americans constitute less than one percent of America's population, but they account for nine percent of the country's doctors and physicians.

I'm not a great fan of running company based on visas: Murthy

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 17:31

Admist concerns over the visa curbs set out in the US Immigration Reform Bill, Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy said Indian IT firms need to hire more locals for their onsite operations and that he is not a great fan of running a company based on visas.

US immigration bill knot: `Special` citizenship path

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 08:52

As Congress wrestles with immigration legislation; a central question is whether the 11 million immigrants already in the United States illegally should get a path to citizenship.

Wipro to PM: Seek Obama help to address Immigration Bill issues

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 13:01

The United States Senate in June passed a landmark immigration bill retaining killer provisions on H-1B Visas that would badly hit Indian IT companies in America.