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Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesn’t expect DACA protections to be rolled back

Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take… Read More

Video: Microsoft President Brad Smith explains why the company took a stand on DACA

Microsoft President Brad Smith has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson tries to block Trump’s latest travel ban

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting… Read More

Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping U.S. immigration policy

Doug Rand probably didn’t know that the play he wrote in high school — “The Idiot and the Oddity,” a… Read More

Immigrant’s Journey: 7 foreign-born tech leaders talk about the impact of changing U.S. policies

With chants of “build the wall” and the pursuit of policies to stem the flow of new immigrants and refugees,… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform chief: ‘There isn’t a technological hack to the system; Congress has to act’

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Todd Schulte believes, to his core, that the immigration system can be fixed “with one turn of… Read More

Ganaz uses technology to connect farmers with workers amid uncertainty in the agriculture industry

Hannah Freeman and Sri Artham believe the current system farmers use to get labor is broken, expensive, and fertile ground… Read More

Venture capital group sues Trump administration for delaying ‘startup visa’

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is filing a lawsuit with startups and entrepreneurs claiming it is illegal for President… Read More

Immigration startup Boundless launches tools to streamline applying for a marriage-based green card

It can take anywhere from nine months to three years for a would-be immigrant to the U.S. to receive feedback… Read More

Amazon’s second HQ: Why U.S. immigration policy makes Canada a frontrunner

Amazon’s wishlist for its second headquarters in North America includes “a stable and business-friendly environment,” “locations with the potential to… Read More

Microsoft: Government will ‘have to go through us’ to deport workers impacted by Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ repeal

Microsoft is taking a hard line on the Trump administration’s plans to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program, or… Read More

Tech industry calls for legislative action after Trump administration announces end to ‘Dreamer’ immigration program

The tech industry and the Trump administration are clashing again, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions this morning announced plans to end the Deferred… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Microsoft bets its future on AI, and scientists discover the cause of allergies

There was a grab bag of interesting headlines this week, but we’ll start with a big change at one of… Read More

Guest Post: Why Congress isn’t going to cut legal immigration in half

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared as a blog post on Boundless, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout that uses technology to… Read More

Tech industry slams GOP plan to dramatically cut legal immigration

At a White House event this week, President Donald Trump backed sweeping cuts to the legal U.S. immigration system and said… Read More

Trump delays Obama-era ‘startup visa’ with plans to overturn the rule

President Donald Trump’s administration has officially delayed implementation of a policy that would allow foreign entrepreneurs to spend several years… Read More

STEM

Study: Nearly 30% of Washington state’s STEM workers are immigrants

In a meeting with top tech execs Monday, President Donald Trump promised to help them “get the people you want.”… Read More

Donald Trump

Appeals Court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban

President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel of people from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries faced another legal… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Challenged at shareholder meeting, Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s political approach

At Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle this morning, the company’s leaders trumpeted its growth, charitable giving, and international expansion,… Read More

Trump’s travel ban goes before federal appeals court in Seattle

President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban was once again argued in court in Seattle today. This time, attorneys for Hawaii… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he welcomes Trump’s H-1B visa review

During the campaign, President Donald Trump’s comments on work visas for skilled workers had leaders of the technology industry sweating.… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Cities fight federal immigration crackdown, ST3 kicks off, and a serious pig-out

This Week in Seattle: Tension rises between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions over the federal government’s efforts to detain… Read More

Startup led by ex-Amazon manager and Obama tech policy guru raises $3.5M to navigate the ‘opaque, intimidating, and high-stakes’ immigration process

Boundless, a Seattle startup that aims to help people navigate the U.S. immigration process, has come out of stealth mode and… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump plans review to crack down on ‘abuse’ in work visa program relied on by tech companies

President Donald Trump plans to sign a series of executive orders today aimed at cracking down on abuse of the work… Read More

New work visa guidelines make it harder for U.S. tech companies to hire engineers

A new set of guidelines, issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Friday, requires computer programmers to provide additional… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor sues Trump, bike-sharing’s last ride, and more stuff you should know

This week in Seattle: Mayor Ed Murray sues President Trump and demands the city be more data-driven; Sen. Cantwell wants… Read More

President Trump’s travel ban won’t go into effect without reaching the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily barring immigrants from a handful of majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S. may… Read More

Report: Seattle mayor is suing President Trump over crackdown on sanctuary cities

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes plan to announce a lawsuit at 2 p.m. today over the… Read More

Trump supporters #BoycottHawaii over immigration ruling. Internet says, ‘we’re cool with that’

Last night, a federal judge in Hawaii issued an injunction on President Donald Trump’s second executive immigration order, effectively blocking… Read More

Washington state asks for a hearing to block Trump’s new travel ban before it goes into effect

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and Washington state may be back in front of the federal judge who issued an… Read More

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