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The White House today released a 48-page report, Modernizing and Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century, along with an accompanying fact sheet. The report, announced in a blog post titled “Bringing Our Immigration System into the Digital Age,” contains recommendations from the White House to the federal agencies to implement the memorandum issued by President Obama in November 2014.
Key recommendations for the business community include:
The report also lays out a plan to improve the overall immigration application and adjudication process by shifting from the current paper-based system to a digital system, as well as recommending improvements to certain categories of humanitarian relief.
BAL continues to evaluate the report and analyze its potential implications for the business community.
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