Larry Olson’s Working Radio

In the wrap-up to a five part series with Stephanie, in a look at the big picture we have to focus on India and China. But who gets into the U.S. every year. Turns out 140-thousand workers with only 7% being from one specific country.

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Part four in our immigration law series with Stephanie takes a specific look at how immigrant entrepreneurs are affected by the law. You graduate college with a bright idea, but you don't want to sign up with a big Fortune 500 company - you want to take the start up route. What are the options.

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In part three of our series with Stephanie we chat about her trip to Washington D.C. in which she met with our representatives to find out the climate for immigration law reform.

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In part two of our series with Stephanie we chat about how to navigate the immigration process: How you get a work visa - How long you can stay on a work visa - and who decides who gets to stay and who has to leave.

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Lets get acquainted with Immigration Lawyer Stephanie Corinna Smith

Stephanie works with corporations, individuals, universities, and research institutes to secure H, B, O, J, L, and TN visas for foreign national employees, trainees, scholars, and exchange visitors. She also assists foreign nationals in pursuing permanent residency based on extraordinary ability or outstanding research.

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Laura J. Mazel has more than 18 years’ experience leading corporate and research institution clients through the immigration process. While she has represented a range of companies from start-ups to Fortune 500s, she works most often with high-tech, biotech, nonprofit, and academic and medical research institutions.

Some employers are intimidated at the idea of hiring a non-U.S. worker into their workforce, thinking the paperwork will be overwhelming. Laura will discuss basic considerations and requirements.

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The last few years have been turbulent for the US workforce:  mergers, downsizing, relocations, and hiring.  Each of these changes has an impact on visa holders. Laura will discuss the ramifications and requirements for different types of visa holders, both from the employer’s prospective and the employee’s point of view.

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About 50% of the graduates from U.S. engineering master’s degree and PhD programs are foreign students.  They represent some of the world’s best and brightest.  Often, the reason for these highly educated individuals to leave the US is due to visa backlogs and difficulties.  Laura will discuss what employers can do and the options these intelligent folks.

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Laura gives is the basics. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states

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