The Trump Administration earlier this week issued a new Executive Order that may limit the ability of employers in the United States to fill jobs with foreign workers. It could have some unintended consequences, Partner L.J. D’Arrigo, co-leader of the Harris Beach Immigration Law Practice Group, told the Albany Business Review. The move is predicated on the notion that companies hire foreign workers because they are less expensive. Read our earlier legal alert on the topic.
Our Immigration Law Practice Group includes immigration attorneys that work across New York state in our Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island, New York City, Rochester and Syracuse offices. Our immigration lawyers focus on strategies – including immigrant visas for permanent U.S. resident status and temporary visas for foreign nationals – to ensure that employers are able to hire, transfer, and retain the brightest and best non-U.S. talent.