Immigration Seminar: Updates and Early Impacts of Trump Administration

Never before has the issue of immigration been thrust so forcefully onto the forefront of the national public policy agenda. The Trump Administration has already taken unprecedented steps to severely curtail certain categories of immigration, to ban nationals of numerous countries, deport huge numbers of immigrants, and to initiate an extensive review of employment based immigration classifications/visas. Not only the administration has proposed changes but also a significant number of members of Congress, in both the Senate and the House, have also proposed significant changes to business and family immigration rules. These changes will affect the full spectrum of employers, including high-tech, entertainment, professional services, financial technology, and manufacturing industries.

This Executive seminar is being presented for Senior Management and will discuss the scope and impact of these landmark immigration changes, with specific focus on the anticipated effects on the business community, and on what options will be available to employers.

Topics will include:

Executive Orders:

• Entry Bans and the impact of border enforcement on business and international travel
• Increased focus on compliance through work site visits and E-verify usage

Proposals seeking to:

• Change the H1-B visa allocations and cap selection process
• Restrict the use of H-1B, L-1 and B-1 visas because of alleged impact on US jobs and wages
• Limit practical training programs for F-1 students
• Reduce options for green cards
• How to cope with change and minimize negative impact