Talent-Hungry Employers Offer Workers Help With Naturalization

Amazon.com Inc. is at the forefront of a push to help workers obtain citizenship and other immigration benefits, an effort to attract and retain talent as government officials and business groups alike see immigrants as key to meeting US labor needs.

The online retail giant’s “Welcome Door” program targets refugees and other humanitarian-based immigrant employees such as asylum seekers with assistance that includes reimbursement for work permits. The program also offers lawful permanent residents with legal support for their naturalization applications.

Amazon began offering the benefits to workers in the US in April and will expand it to other countries ...