31 Jul 2012

Brookings Study Charts Regional Variations in H1B Usage

A new study from Washington's Brookings Institution provides an interesting breakout of H1B usage patterns, showing which areas of the United States have the greatest concentration of these highly skilled foreign workers. The purpose of the study is to "provide state and metropolitan leaders in...

28 Jul 2012

July 4th and the Star Spangled Banner

This week, from sea to shining sea, the United States will celebrate her hard fought independence from Britain, which was marked in 1776 by the signing of the Declaration of Independence, during the American the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). However, another anniversary is being celebrated this...

25 Jul 2012

Murthy Law Firm Salutes the Summer Olympics

For the next two weeks, athletes from around the world will be gathered in London for the 2012 Summer Olympic games. From the awesome spectacle and uplifting pageantry of the opening ceremonies, through the days of suspense and excitement as athletes compete for gold, the...

20 Jul 2012

Scam Warning

We at MurthyDotCom would like to pass this warning along to our readers. Word has come to us from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that there have been reports of a new scam potentially victimizing foreign nationals. According to one report, individuals receive phone...

17 Jul 2012

Message in a Bottle: Make Room For More High-Tech Workers

Remember those entrepreneurs who were planning to moor a cruise ship off the California coast, just outside the territorial limit, to serve as a floating hotel-cum-business-incubator for techies who couldn't get a U.S. visa? [See Comprehensive Immigration Reform Remains an Unmet Need, MurthyBlog (17.Nov. 2011).]...

16 Jul 2012

Immigration Reform: A Lesson From Canada?

Like their neighbors to the south, Canadians are wrestling with immigration issues of their own, trying to balance competing pressures - on the one hand, the need for smart, talented and creative people to bolster their economy, on the other, the need to find jobs...