Attracting the Best and Brightest: An Article by Immigration Lawyer Chris Gafner

April 7, 2011 - PRLog -- New York immigration lawyer Chris Gafner has co-authored the article, Attracting the Best and Brightest: A Critique of the Current U.S. Immigration System.  The article was published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal and has the following citation: Chris Gafner & Stephen Yale-Loehr, Attracting the Best and Brightest: A Critique of the Current U.S. Immigration System, 38 Fordham Urban Law Journal 183 (2010).  For a complete and downloadable copy of the article, please visit: http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/attracting-the-best-and-the-brightest-a-critique-of-the-current-u-s-immigration-system/

The article examines the current U.S. immigration options for highly skilled workers, including the EB 1-1 visa, the EB 1-2 visa, and the National Interest Waiver.  The EB 1-1 Visa allows individuals with "extraordinary abilities" to enter the United States without a labor certification or a sponsoring employer.  An EB 1-2 Visa allows individuals who are "outstanding professors or researchers" to gain permanent residency without a labor certification.  The National Interest Waiver allows individuals to self-petition to become permanent residents.  The National Interest Waiver requires an applicant to demonstrate that his or her work in the United States will be in the "national interest."  The article emphasizes the continuing controversy surrounding the qualifying requirements for these visas. The article argues that the controversy has limited the number of highly-skilled workers who have entered the United States in the last 20 years.

The article also compares the U.S. immigration options for highly skilled workers to the options available in other highly-developed countries, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, India and China.

The article concludes by offering suggestions on how to improve the current U.S. immigration system for attracting the best and brightest immigrants.  

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