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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: H-1B visa

H-1B visa stories: 3 news summaries

US Needs More Visas, Gates Tells Congress

America's status as
tech leader is in jeopardy, he says

Mar 12, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates exhorted Congress today to increase the number of available H-1B visas for highly skilled foreigners, and invest more in domestic education in science and technology, cNet reports. "It makes no sense to educate people in our universities, often subsidized by US taxpayers, and then insist they return... More »

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immigration • Congress • technology • Microsoft • Bill Gates • visa • science education • brain drain • H-1B visa • House Committee on Science and Technology • computer science • tech workers

US May Move to Restrict H-1B Visa 'Cheaters'

Demand for skilled labor will fuel another application rush

Mar 7, 08 8:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The US is expecting a record number of applications for H-1B visas—given to highly skilled, specialized foreign workers—and is considering rules to penalize companies that try to improve their chances, ComputerWorld reports. Desperate firms have been known to send more than one application—123, 480 were received last... More »

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immigration • Bill Gates • India • outsourcing • competition • Citizenship and Immigration Services • visa • Charles Grassley • H-1B visa • skilled labor

Indians Pray to the 'Visa God'

Priest uses deity to hook believers hoping to work in the West

Dec 31, 07 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Every week, 100,000 worshipers converge on a temple in Hyderabad, India, that honors a local incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. But the faithful aren’t praying for good health or fortune: They seek visas to the US and other Western countries, and the deity they’re praying to... More »

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immigration • Microsoft • India • General Electric • visa • Hyderabad • Hindu • Dell Inc • Vishnu • Lord Balaji • Chilkur Balaji Temple • H-1B visa

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