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More than three years after 15 laundry workers first lodged their complaint with New York Attorney General Letitia James, the employees—all Latina immigrant women—finally received the first checks for their owed salaries. The case is emblematic of what can be a long road to justice for victims of wage theft, which lawmakers estimate impacts some 2.1 million New Yorkers each year.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon ET on March 1, 2023, and run through noon ET on March 17, 2023.
Here's what immigrants on H-1B visas or similar work visas who have been laid off should do once their 60-day window to find a new job starts.
The tech cuts are only the beginning of a broader offensive against jobs by the entire capitalist elite, who are determined to use unemployment as a weapon against the rise of strike activity.
Countries need more immigrants. even though the federal reserve is trying to slow the economy down, the u.s. unemployment rate is at a 50-year low. by some estimates, germany needs an additional 400,000 immigrant workers annually. a recent study by economists found that immigrants account for about 36% of the innovation in america. but a pro immigration policy is impossible if people believe that their countries are being overrun by lawless invaders, human trafficking, and chaos. in order to open the door to a new era of immigration, we will have to close it on the current mess. go to cnn.com/...