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America Continues to Be Regarded by International Buyers as a Great Place to Own Property
Jun 26, 2013International home sales in the U.S. declined in the past year, but are at their second highest level in recent years and are over six percent of total existing-home sales in value. According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 ...
Tags: International home, profitable investment, major foreign economies
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The Senate Is Expected to Vote Next Week on an Immigration Bill
Jun 24, 2013The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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At That Point,H-1B Critic Grassley Found No Need for Niceties
Jun 3, 2013With his H-1B fight over and lost to the tech industry, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote on the controversial immigration bill late last month. It was late in the ...
Tags: Senate, Immigration Bill
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Senate Immigration Bill's H-1B Restrictions Have Clearly Upset Indian IT Services Provider
May 22, 2013The Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian IT services providers. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt a company to find new ways of approaching problems, as Infosys is doing with a plan to use ...
Tags: Immigration Reform, Software Robotics, Computer Products
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Immigration Bill Is a Proposal to Create a Database That May Shed New Light on H-1b Hiring
May 10, 2013Within the U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is a proposal to create a database that may shed new light on H-1B hiring. The intent of the database is to help improve the odds that a U.S. worker may get hired over a foreign ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Caleris Has This Message on Its Homepage, "Outsource to Iowa. Not India"
Apr 23, 2013IT support services firm Caleris has this message on its homepage, "Outsource to Iowa. Not India," against a picture of a corn field and farm houses. Caleris' message could not be clearer. The company is competing from rural Iowa, with ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Federal Government Begins Accepting New H-1B Visa Petitions Today
Apr 3, 2013The federal government begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions today, with demand expected to be heavy. And the initial rush is going to be followed by much fury. Industry proponents of the H-1B visa will argue -- at megaphone strength ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Comprehensive Immigration Bill Is Expected to Include an H-1B Cap Hike and a Higher Fee
Mar 22, 2013The U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is expected to include an H-1B cap hike and a higher fee structure aimed at offshore outsourcers. Work on the bill is continuing, and a snapshot of its various components were shared by ...
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There Are Many Job Ads Specifically Designed to Recruit Visa Holders and Not U.S. Workers
Dec 25, 2012A group that monitors IT help wanted advertisements claims that there are many job ads specifically designed to recruit visa holders and not U.S. workers, a practice it charges is discriminatory. These IT companies often express in the ...
Tags: IT, advertisements, job ads, Visa holders
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Looks at H-1B Use in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Is Being Criticized for Its Approach
Dec 25, 2012A Brookings Institution report that looks at H-1B use in U.S. metropolitan areas is being criticized for its approach, as well as its research data. Some of the criticism is coming from Jared Bernstein, who until last year was a member of ...
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The New York Metropolitan Area Has The Highest Demand for H-1B Workers in The US
Dec 18, 2012The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new study that examines regional use of the work visa. That's followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington ...
Tags: New York, metropolitan area, H-1B workers
