The American Immigration Council joined a coalition of advocacy organizations, business groups, and individuals representing a broad political spectrum of constituents and stakeholders to encourage the Department of Labor (DOL) to annually update its Schedule A Group I occupation list to better reflect the conditions facing the current labor markets.

The groups urged the Department to utilize its legal authority to pursue a data-driven approach to updating Schedule A Group I to reflect the labor needs of today’s economy and offered help in research or resources to help DOL determine the best process for updating Schedule A.