Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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  Google's Sundar Pichai, Apple's Tim Cook Applaud Joe Biden's Immigration Reforms

  US IT sector and business groups, including technology giants Google and Apple, have applauded President Joe Biden's steps to initiate immigration reforms, underlining that the move would boost American economy, create jobs and attract and retain the best talent from across the world.

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  Trump Administration Working On Comprehensive Immigration Reform: White House

  The Trump administration is working on a comprehensive immigration reform, the White House said today but declined to comment on whether changes would be made in the H-1B work visa programme, popular among Indian IT professionals, before April 3.

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  Would Deport Criminals But Not Hard Working Families: Hillary Clinton

  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton today said that if elected to power a comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship would be her top priority, but criminals and those having even remote links to terrorism would be deported immediately.

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  Comprehensive Immigration Reforms in US Unlikely: Nasscom

  IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said it is unlikely that any comprehensive immigration reforms will take place in the US in immediate future, but it does not mean that threats of such arbitrary actions are non-existent.

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  Obama Assures Attention to India's H-1B Visa Concerns

  US President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will look into India's concerns on the H-1B visa issue as part of his comprehensive immigration reform, US officials said on Monday.

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  Obama Urges Critics to 'Pass a Bill' on Immigration

  Obama urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform as he used his weekly address Saturday to again defend his unilateral action shielding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

• Top US Lawmaker Pessimistic on Immigration Reform

  US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday during a visit to the US-Mexico border that she holds little hope that Congress will pass comprehensive immigration reform this year.

• Senate immigration bill to benefit immigrants from India: White House

  Ignoring India's concerns, the Obama administration has thrown its full weight behind the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by the US Senate, arguing that it would benefit immigrants from countries like India and China.

• Immigration bill: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo bosses laud passage

  Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, said that by passing the comprehensive immigration reform, the US Senate has taken a significant step towards reforming the nation's outdated immigration policies.

• US tech companies intensify lobbying on immigration bill

  Eager to secure more visas for skilled foreign workers, tech companies have stepped up their lobbying this week in support of a comprehensive US immigration reform bill.

• US trade group lobbies for free entry of Indian techies

  With an eye on India's vast market, a leading US trade group has engaged two powerful firms to lobby for changes in the proposed comprehensive immigration reform bill to attract skilled technical professionals from India.

• US immigration reform bill may harm Indian IT firms

  The bi-partisan group of eight US Senators has come out with eight killer provisions in its comprehensive immigration reform bill, which if passed by the Congress, may prove to be detrimental to the interests of major Indian IT companies.

• US law to check H-1B visa fraud

  Amid a contentious debate over comprehensive immigration reforms, a top Republican senator has introduced a bill to eliminate what he calls "fraud and abuse" from H-1B visa programme coveted by Indian techies.

• South Asian groups urge Barack Obama for immigration reforms

  Congratulating President Barack Obama on his re-election, a coalition of 40 South Asian organisations has urged him and US lawmakers to move swiftly and effectively towards enacting comprehensive immigration reform.