Immigration Nerds

Erickson Immigration Group’s Partner Justin Parsons and Lead Researcher Luke Bianco welcome guest Executive Director of National Foundation for American Policy, Stuart Anderson. They discuss the context surrounding Stuart’s latest Forbes article titled “H-1B Visas Are Scarce As Computer Job Vacancies Reach 1.2 Million”. They address:

• The recent growth trends in the Technology/Computer sector, and how H-1B can capitalize
• Combating the false narratives that high-skill immigration means fewer opportunities for US workers
• In conclusion, what will the employment landscape look like in a future when policy changes reflect our new normal

Shikha Dalmia is a Fellow with the Mercatus Center’s Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange. She's a former Senior Analyst at Reason Foundation and writing columnist for The Week, and writing contributor for the Reason Magazine, Bloomberg view USA Today, and The New York Times.

We discuss:

• Her professional background as it relates to immigration and populist authoritarianism
• A portrait of the state of demographic decline in the United States, and how immigration can solve it
• Immigration policies undertaken by Canada, and the U.S. can emulate

This September Erickson Immigration Group hosted their Women in Law event, which highlights the contributions and stories of pivotal women who work in immigration law. This event was led by EIG’s Erickson Immigration Group’s Partner, Hiba Anver. In this conversation, Policy and Advocacy Strategist, Maunica Sthanki joins Hiba to share her story.

The two address navigating the legal industry as a woman of color, and the methods used to advance in a career when faced with challenges:

• How Maunicas father arriving in the US as a refugee has shaped her view and empathy towards what immigration can bring
• The insights she gained working on the Subcommittee of Immigration and Border Security during the Trump Administration.
• In conclusion, what lessons she passes down to young women aspiring to become lawyers

This week was dominated by a flurry of headlines, centered around the creation of new standards, unfulfilled promises in policy, and how recent government actions may or may not align with its prior declared commitments.

Three stories this week predominately enveloped our timelines.

1. The senate parliamentary issues guidance against Biden’s proposed immigration measures in the upcoming budget bill
2. The treatment of Haitian migrants crossing US border seeking refuge in Del Rio Texas, and the shocking footage of apprehension techniques by the CBP
3. And lastly, President Biden officially lifting travel restrictions for foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated, and the implications for those who are not

Policy and Advocacy Strategist, Maunica Sthanki was gracious enough to stop by to provide greater context surrounding this proposal as well as Lead Researcher Luke Bianco.

Global Strategy Advisor and best-selling author Dr. Parag Khanna joins Immigration Nerds. Dr. Parag is the Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, and Author of the latest book titled “MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us” (2021).

FutureMap has developed a comprehensive data forecasting suite to identify the locations with the highest likelihood of land value appreciation. ClimateAlpha.ai provides investors, property developers, and state and municipal authorities guidance on where to build for the population of tomorrow.

Our discussion centers around using a data-driven lens to predict migration and social trends in the near future.