USCIS commented this week on its Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative, a federal program to bring together startup experts and USCIS immigration professionals to work together to more effectively utilize existing visa categories used by entrepreneurs.

This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced the Legal Workforce Act, which would greatly expand the use of the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system.

The Department of Labor recently published a proposed rule to amend regulations regarding the Exchange Visitor program for the teacher category.