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28 Apr 08
Engineers looking to immigrate to America are in luck
Engineers looking to immigrate to the America will find themselves in luck, as a new survey has reported that employers find positions in the sector the hardest to fill. The Manpower 2008 talent shortage survey found that almost a quarter of firms had problems filling positions, with engineers, machinists and machine operators and skilled manual trades being the hardest to place. Manual trades were classed as jobs like welders or carpenters. The survey asked 2,000 employers in America.
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11 Apr 08
New York looking for teachers through American immigration
New York is suffering from a major teacher shortage and is actively looking to employ international staff through American immigration. While in some cities it is quite a challenge to secure an American visa to teach, New York has a strong demand for teachers of maths, special education and science, according to the Times Educational Supplement. Teachers moving to the US through American immigration can enjoy less paperwork and smaller class sizes.
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09 Apr 08
American immigration services receive thousands of visa applications
American immigration services have announced that it has stopped taking H-1B visa applications after just one week. The department has said it has now received enough requests for visas for the year starting 1st October. The H-1B visa is for highly skilled workers and lasts for three years, but the department has said it has now received enough requests for visas for the year starting 1st October, meaning US immigration hopefuls must seek other methods to gain an American visa.
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08 Apr 08
New American visa potential for migrants to Iowa
Over the next two years 500 new jobs will be available in Webster County in the US but there is a shortage of people to fill them. If local people cannot take up the positions then American immigration is likely to be used in order to make up the shortfall. The projections were referenced by the Development Corporation of Fort Dodge and Webster County in a quarterly report.
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08 Apr 08
Shortage of welders in US could see new demand for American immigration
A shortage of welders in the US has revealed a new opportunity for skilled welders to find jobs through American immigration. The American Welding Society has predicted that the current shortage of 200,000 welders in the US will double by 2014 to 400,000. Much of the scheduled shortage is due to the average American welder being in their 50s, meaning many will retire within the next ten years.,
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27 Mar 08
American immigration could provide cure to nursing shortage
Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has revealed that the state is facing a shortage of 2,100 nurses - and the figure could rise to 9,000 in a decade. Speaking at a meeting with nurses at Fort Dodge, Mr Latham was attempting to get information ahead of potentially writing a new bill to address the problem in nursing. One possible solution to this shortage would be for nurses to enter the US through American immigration.
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19 Mar 08
Bill could increase US immigration
A bill in the US is being considered which would increase the number of people allowed to enter the country through US immigration. The bill, known as the Innovation Employment Act has called for an increase in the number of H-1B visas issued every year to be doubled in order to help solve skills shortages in Arizona and other states.
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17 Mar 08
Mining industry wage boom could encourage US immigration
Wages in the US and Canadian mining industries have rocketed over the past three years as companies attempt to deal with the skills shortage. The increases will come as good news for skilled workers in these industries who are considering US immigration. According to the US Department of Labor, the number of jobs which are open to geologists will rise 22 per cent by 2016.
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13 Mar 08
Bill Gates calls for US government to relax American immigration limit
In a move which may boost immigration to America, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has urged the American government to allow more skilled foreign workers to migrate to the USA.
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26 Feb 08
US immigration could be the answer to skills shortage
More jobs are available in parts of the US than there are employees, according to the findings of a St Tammany West Chamber of Commerce meeting. The news will come as a boost to people who are considering US immigration.
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