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US high-tech visa quota already met

The federal government has received enough H-1B visa applications to meet this year's cap, prompting one business... Read more

19 February, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

Ex-Sun worker files discrimination suit

...that it developed a performance evaluation program that favoured the retention of H-1B visa holders in order to save money. An H-1B visa... Read more

19 March, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman
What the Obama presidency means for tech

What the Obama presidency means for tech

Democrats in the White House and Congress may have significant repercussions for net neutrality, trade restrictions and copyright Read more

6 November, 2008 by Declan McCullagh and Stephanie Condon

Black Hat gears up in Las Vegas

...had been denied entry to the US for reasons to do with H-1B visa regulations. He says that US Customs officials detained him over... Read more

31 July, 2007 by Robert Vamosi

Statistics mask tough job market

...out of the field are the importation of foreign workers through the H-1B visa program, the general economic downturn and a lack of positions... Read more

19 August, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

Offshoring: Why the US still needs engineers

...to. You're talking about H-1B visas? That is right. The H-1B visa is the classic visa that a graduating foreign student uses... Read more

30 June, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

Adopting the Indian perspective

Nandan Nilekani is at the centre of one of the most controversial topics of debate stirring up the tech world: overseas outsourcing Read more

5 April, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

US visitor visas 'ship middle-class jobs offshore'

...fiancé, Kai Barrett, who worked for ADP subsidiary Wilco Systems as an H-1B visa holder, are suing the company. ADP, which has declined to... Read more

5 February, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

Bush hints door may open for more tech workers

...employment programmes for skilled workers already exist. Two such programmes are the H-1B visa and L-1 visa programmes. The controversial H-1B visa... Read more

21 January, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

China: Bursting with brainpower

...companies to hire foreign labour while skirting political obstacles related to the H-1B visa immigration controversy. But executives on both sides of the Pacific... Read more

11 July, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

Demand for US immigrant work visas rises in 2001

...survey has also sparked outrage among anti-immigration lobbyists, who say that H-1B visa workers steal jobs from Americans. According to the most recent... Read more

23 January, 2002 by Rachel Konrad

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