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Justice Department Sues SpaceX, Alleging Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Justice Department Sues SpaceX, Alleging Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Jonathan Grode, an immigration attorney with export controls expertise who serves as managing partner at the firm Green and Spiegel, said that companies like SpaceX are not in fact barred from hiring foreign nationals at all. But companies do have to seek certain visas for foreign nationals or obtain government approval when it comes to ITAR restrictions, and SpaceX is within its rights to decide not to pursue that path.

 

 

Important NIW News & Biz Update with Jonathan Grode, Esq.

Important NIW News & Biz Update with Jonathan Grode, Esq.

On this episode of the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox, hear from special guest, Jonathan Grode. He talks about National Interest Waivers and a special opportunity to file these cases approved based on less documentation because an updated internal policy and more.

 

 

60 Days to Find a Job or Leave the Country

60 Days to Find a Job or Leave the Country

Amid mass layoffs, tech workers in the U.S. on H-1B visas are scrambling to find new roles. Jonathan Grode explains how the industry is shedding jobs and how hard it is to get rehired within 60 days.

 

Tech Layoffs in U.S. Send Foreign Workers Scrambling to Find New Jobs

Tech Layoffs in U.S. Send Foreign Workers Scrambling to Find New Jobs

Workers on visas, many of them waiting years for green cards, now face having to leave the country unless they get hired within 60 days. Jonathan Grode,  Practice Director and Managing Partner of Green and Spiegel, U.S., explains that to stay in the United States, they must find a company willing to shoulder the costs of renewing their H-1B visa, and pay fees associated with their green card applications, if they are in process, which are employment-based.

 

 

Honoring the Spirit of America: A Conversation about Immigration, Featuring Jonathan Grode

Honoring the Spirit of America: A Conversation about Immigration, Featuring Jonathan Grode

A common refrain is that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants—that the spirit of America directly stems from the fact that most Americans have ancestors who are immigrants. We’re called a melting pot, where people come to achieve the “American Dream,” to settle their families, to work and start their businesses. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants or their children, including nearly two-thirds of U.S. “unicorns” (billion-dollar companies).

However, in the United States today, foreign entrepreneurs seeking to work or start businesses are left without a viable path to do so, and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. is problematic in today’s challenging economy because securing foreign-born low and unskilled workers is so difficult. At the same time, many Americans express concern over the impact of immigration on the domestic labor market. The current immigration system is also problematic from an efficiency standpoint, as wait times for legal immigration grow longer year by year.

 

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