
86% of C-Suite executives say their workforce strategies rely on workers with temporary visas
The U.S. needs a modern workplace immigration system that allows employers to access top global talent while protecting workers.
SHRM Supports
– Access to Talent: Policies that ensure employers have access to visas to recruit, hire, transfer and retain top talent, especially those educated and trained in the US.
– Employment Verification: One reliable, entirely electronic employment verification system that integrates the Form I-9, provides users a good faith defense and is only for new hires.
– Pre-Certified Employers: A “Trusted Employer” program to create efficiencies for employees, employers and government.
Take Action

COVID-19, Workforce Development, Workplace Equity, Workplace Flexibility & Leave, Workplace Health Care, Workplace Immigration
Fiscal 2021 Omnibus and COVID-19 Relief
On Monday, December 21, Congress passed a year-end bill to fund the government through September 30, 2021 and provide economic relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
SHRM@WORK

As employers work to close the skills gap, it is critical they have the tools to hire a legal workforce and the ability to access top talent no matter where it is found in the world.
Emily M. Dickens
Corporate Secretary, Chief of Staff & Head of Government Affairs, SHRM