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Monday, February 16, 2009

AFP - Two US senators seek visa ban for bailout firms

AFP

Two US senators seek visa ban for bailout firms


4 days ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Two US senators Thursday proposed to ban firms receiving government bailouts from hiring foreign workers under a special visa program for highly skilled employees.

Read the whole article here.

Snippet(s):

"The H-1B visa program, aimed at filling a need for skilled workers especially in the tech sector, allows companies to hire foreigners for specified periods.

At present, the US imposes a general quota of 65,000 H-1B visas annually, many of them issued to technology workers from India, China and the Philippines."

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