Immigration and Mobility Decoded

This week, we're chatting with Jennifer Yeaw and Dmitri Pikman! Both are attorneys at Corporate Immigration Partners. They share their experiences as immigration attorneys, the importance of Immigrant Heritage Month and what Pride Month represents for both of them.

We're back! This week, we're chatting with Dawn Sparling, an experienced global mobility professional. We chat about remote work, how global mobility has changed over time and future growth areas in the industry.

This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with experienced global mobility professional Corinne Mossman! Corinne has a demonstrated history of success in the real estate/relocation and global mobility industries. She is also the President of the Puget Sound Relocation Council.

We're talking global mobility and global immigration with Sophy King! We talk remote work visas, new immigration pathways worldwide, sustainability in the global mobility industry and more!

We're talking immigration to Ireland with this week's guest, Aaron Flynn! Ireland is modernizing its immigration system in unique ways to attract global talent.

It's episode 9! In this week's episode, we recap the breaking news of alleged H-1B lottery collusion. Our main conversation is then with Arturo Castellanos from the National Immigration Forum. We chat about his background, fixing labor shortages in critical sectors, the future of DACA and much more.

Further Reading:

National Immigration Forum’s Legislative Bulletin: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-april-28-2023/
Companies Are Colluding to Cheat H-1B Visa Lottery, U.S. Says (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-some-companies-cheat-h-1b-lottery-driving-record-applications-1a3e4fd

Business Groups Launch Campaign to Overhaul Immigration Policies (Bloomberg Law): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/business-groups-launch-campaign-to-overhaul-immigration-policies

Immigration Trends Report: https://bit.ly/42jpfke

Follow Arturo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArturoCastellaC
Timestamps:

0:00 –  Teaser

0:42 – H-1B Lottery Recap

7:25 – Business Associations Urge Congress to Address Immigration Reform

8:23 – Introducing Arturo from the National Immigration Forum

11:18 – Arturo’s background

20:21 – Immigration Fixing Labor Shortages in Key U.S. Industries

25:34 – How the National Immigration Forum Advocates for Immigration Reform

27:30 – Why Immigration is Crucial for the U.S. Food System
32:40 – Current Proposals in Congress for Immigration Reform

35:49 – What is the future of DACA?

37:54 – How Congress AND Biden Can Improve the Immigration System

39:36 – How Does Mexico View U.S. Immigration Policy?

42:19 – What’s Missing from the U.S. Asylum & Refugee Policy Debate

44:33 – The TN Visa for Mexican and Canadian Professionals

48:20 – What’s an Ideal U.S. Visa?

49:40 – Final Thoughts

In this episode, Mandy Feuerbacher talks about the visa interview process and the current state of visa wait times. She talks about her time as a visa officer, shares her insights and much more.

Additional Reading:

https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/press-room/press-releases/Pages/SHRM-Research-Puts-Spotlight-on-Need-for-Workplace-Immigration-Reform.aspx

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In this episode, we reflect on one month of podcasting and also talk discuss some recent immigration news. Then, Ian Love, Partner at Global Immigration Associates, provides an H-1B cap season update.

Former U.S. Ambassador John Feeley joins the show to discuss U.S. immigration policy, his time in the State Department and some of his favorite foods.

John Feeley is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Panama and is currently the Executive Director for the Center for Media Integrity of the Americas. During a 28-year State Department career, he served as Ambassador to Panama, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires in Mexico City and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. As a Deputy Executive Secretary, he worked on the staffs of Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, in addition to serving in other Latin American assignments in Washington and at embassies throughout the region.

Additional reading:

In this episode, we talk with Cecilia Esterline, an Immigration Research Analyst at the Niskanen Center. She focuses on employment-based visa policy, international student retention, and economic research.

We discuss H-1B visa fees, how to advocate for immigration reform and 5 Immigration proposals the Biden administration should consider in 2023.

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More reading

https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-unsung-benefits-of-h-1b-visa-fees-and-why-we-should-replicate-them/

https://www.niskanencenter.org/previously-unreported-data-the-u-s-lost-45000-college-grads-to-canadas-high-skill-visa-from-2017-to-2021/

https://www.niskanencenter.org/5-immigration-proposals-the-biden-administration-should-consider-this-year/

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