

Rebecca B. Schechter ‡
Rebecca Schechter focuses her practice on business immigration and compliance, representing multi-national corporations midsized companies, and startups, as well as individual clients. She has experience with all areas of employment-based immigration, particularly H-1B, L-1, O-1 and E-2 petitions, as well as outstanding researcher petitions and labor certification applications. Rebecca regularly assists GT clients with global immigration matters, including business and work visas to countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. She also works on state and federal I-9 and E-Verify audits. Rebecca has a thorough understanding of third party contractor issues and experience handling complex naturalization, deportation defense, family and employment-based adjustment applications.


GT Immigration Policy Briefing | May 12, 2023
Legislative Updates
- The U.S. House passed the Secure the Border Act by a vote of 219-213. The bill was largely supported by Republicans and opposed by Democrats. It includes provisions

GT Immigration Policy Briefing | May 5, 2023
Legislative Updates
- Bicameral Bills Introduced: The Citizenship for Essential Workers Act has been introduced in both the House and Senate by lawmakers including Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Joaquin Castro.

GT Immigration Policy Briefings | April 2023
FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 28, 2023
Legislative Updates
- House Immigration Border Bills Move Forward: The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement marked up H.R. 2640,

A Cautionary Tale: IER Settles After Investigating Unlawful Discrimination Against U.S. Citizen During PERM Recruitment
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached another settlement with a company in Boise, Idaho, over allegations that it violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by unlawfully discriminating…
Continue Reading A Cautionary Tale: IER Settles After Investigating Unlawful Discrimination Against U.S. Citizen During PERM Recruitment
GT Immigration Policy Briefings | March 2023
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2023
Legislative Update
- The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, on “The Biden Border Crisis: Part II.”The goal

GT Immigration Policy Briefings | February 2023
FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 3, 2023
The Biden Border Crisis: Part I – First House Judiciary Committee Hearing of the 118th Congress
- On Feb. 1, 2023, the House

GT Immigration Policy Briefings | January 2023
FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 3, 2023
Legislative Update
- We are monitoring the seating of the 118th Congress, including the leadership and committee assignments, and will have a fuller

GT Immigration Policy Briefings | December 2022
FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 6, 2022
Legislative Update
- On the Omnibus front, Sens. Thom Tillis and Kyrsten Sinema have leaked a potential DACA/Border fix. It looks like the time to

GT Immigration Policy Briefings | November 2022
FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 7, 2022
Election Eve and Congress
- Immigration continues to be a key issue in the 2022 mid-term elections. The results of the election could determine