On August 2nd, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary
of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano delineated a number of
initiative ideas to increase investment and bolster the
nation's economy. These initiatives aim to streamline visa
adjudications for certain categories of immigrant entrepreneurs and
to draw immigrants from around the world to invest their energy,
ideas, and talents to work and grow American employment, as well as
stimulate entrepreneurship.
It has been about six months since the inception of Startup
America, an initiative executed by the White House to accelerate
growth for America's entrepreneurs. Startup America serves as
one key focus of the President's Council on Jobs and
Competitiveness, which seeks to establish the United States as the
primary innovator, competitor, and contributor to the world's
economy. T USCIS has now contributed the following proposals to the
Startup America initiative. Many are in the proposal stage and will
be made
