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Senate Judiciary Committee Rejected The Idea on Tuesday of Requiring All H-1B Employers
May 17, 2013WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the idea on Tuesday of requiring all H-1B employers to make a "good faith" effort in hiring U.S. workers before taking on an H-1b worker. The good faith amendment to the comprehensive ...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Received Roughly 50,000 "Packages" with H-1B Petitions
Apr 4, 2013WASHINGTON - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received roughly 50,000 "packages" with H-1B petitions on Monday, the first day of filing for the next fiscal year. Based on historical patterns, each package represents about 1.2 ...
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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 ...
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A Bill Would Allow The Annual H-1B Visa Cap to Rise to as High as 300,000
Feb 4, 2013WASHINGTON -- Ten U.S. senators this week agreed to sponsor a bill that would allow the annual H-1B visa cap to rise to as high as 300,000, leaving opponents and some researchers concerned. Under the proposal, the cap would begin at ...
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Monday Marked The Start of The 2013 Federal Fiscal Year
Dec 26, 2012Monday marked the start of the 2013 federal fiscal year, and with it the release of a new batch of H-1B visas. The 85,000 H-1B visa cap, including the 20,000 visas that are set aside for advanced degree graduates with STEM (Science, ...
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Congress Put The Idea of a "Skills Shortage" and a Need for More H-1b Visas in a Closet
Dec 20, 2012When the recession hit in 2008, Congress put the idea of a "skills shortage" and a need for more H-1B visas in a closet. That didn't mean, however, that interest in raising the H-1B cap went away for everyone. New York City Mayor ...
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