Lawyer Monthly Magazine - February 2020 Edition

IMMIGRATION How Changes in US Immigration Impacts Its Economy Expert Insight Peter Antone, Law Offices of Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, P.C. 46 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | FEB 2020 Immigration is a constant hot topic in the US. With Trump’s administration shifting perceptions towards immigration, we speak to Peter Antone who discusses the impact this shift has had on corporations and potentially, the impact it will have on the US economy. What are the new rulings made by the White House on the Immigration and Nationality Act? What could this mean to Immigration Law going forward? The Immigration and Nationality Act is the same under the current administration as under the previous administrations. What has changed is the overall attitude towards immigration and the increasingly stringent interpretation of regulations. Examples include setting lower limits on asylum applications, putting restrictions on immigrants who are impoverished based on the theory that they will likely become public charges, as well as scrutinizing legal immigration or skilled workers on the basis that doing so will benefit US workers. What are the benefits and associated negatives with these changes in US immigration? While many may perceive the stringent interpretation of regulations as beneficial to US workers by limiting abuse of our immigration system, About Peter Antone My name is N. Peter Antone, Founder and Principal Attorney at the Immigration Law Firm of Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, currently a 12-attorney firm specializing exclusively in family and skill or employment-based immigration law. Contact N. Peter Antone, Immigration Law Offices of Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, P.C. 31555 W. 14 Mile Road, Suite 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone: 248.406.4100 Fax: 248.406.4101 www.antone.com Since American corporations have to compete on the global stage, they need foreign talent that may not always be easy to find in the US, as well as to train those individuals for work overseas.