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UK Immigration Rules Would Exclude This Man

Posted Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT in Business,  Technology,  World 

(Newser) – Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with a bachelor's degree and you earn [$52,000] a year, you're a high-skilled migrant. You can come in, but Bill Gates can't.''

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Another lazy, unskilled migrant worker, the kind kept out by Britain's new immigration rules.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
In this March 3, 1998 file photo, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he came under intense questioning at the hearing as he was asked...   (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, file)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during his monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street, London Monday July 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Clive Gee, Pool)
Former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates wouldn't be able to get a top-tier visa to work in the UK, Bloomberg reports, because he doesn't have a college degree.   (AP Photo)
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