Patrice B. Morrison, a partner at Nixon Peabody, reviews the options available to foreign national college and university faculty members seeking a green card and a recent case where the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, faced with a decision over the status of a university librarian, took the opportunity to expand the definition of “teacher.”

Moving Forward With a Pro-Business Immigration Initiative

David Grunblatt and Avram Morrell of Proskauer write: Whereas the Obama administration is taking giant leaps with regard to the status of undocumented aliens in the United States, its efforts on behalf of the business community could best be described as timid and tentative small steps.

Foreign Nationals and Defense Hiring: The Most Delicate of Decisions