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Tribal Law Journal

Tribal law;immigration law;indigenous peoples;U.S.immigration policy;global mobility;family separation;border security;economic prosperity;tribal economies;employment-based immigration benefits;National Congress of American Indian;Tribal Inclusion and Consideration in Immigration Reform;Tribal set-aside for professional H-1B visa petitions;tribal set-aside;H-1B;H-1B visa;Tribal-owned business;non-immigrant visa petition;H-1B specialty occupation;Indigenous

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Tribes And H-1bs: Promoting Inclusion Of Tribal Interests In Immigration Policy Through Employment-Based Visas, Alejandro Alvarado Jun 2023

Tribes And H-1bs: Promoting Inclusion Of Tribal Interests In Immigration Policy Through Employment-Based Visas, Alejandro Alvarado

Tribal Law Journal

Tribal law and immigration law provide a comprehensive space, with plenty of crossover issues, for legal practitioners to explore how immigration law may benefit Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. These issues arise from the history of the United States undermining Tribal interests through immigration policy as it created international borders and established citizenship criteria. As a result, Indigenous Peoples have been impacted by U.S. immigration policy with regard to global mobility, family separation, issues related to border security, and economic prosperity. With the continued growth of Tribal economies, U.S. immigration policy risks limiting Tribal interests and welfare by not providing explicit …