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Why the IT industry is desperate for H-1B reform legislation

Posted May 9, 2013 - 12:05 pm

Amid broad agreement that more skilled workers would boost the tech economy, industry experts suggest that comprehensive immigration bill coming up for debate doesn't go far enough to help fill IT, engineering and manufacturing jobs.
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No deal on H-1B visas for STEM workers without immigration bill

Posted March 6, 2013 - 12:30 pm

Leading Senate Democrat urges the Internet Association to focus its advocacy on the controversial issue of lower-skilled workers, declaring that the only path to greater numbers of foreign-born science, technology, engineering and math workers will come through a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
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Top H-1B users are offshore outsourcers

Posted February 14, 2013 - 5:08 pm

The largest single users of H-1B visas are offshore outsourcers, many of which are based in India, or, if U.S. based, have most employees located overseas, according to government data obtained and analyzed by Computerworld.
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What will an H-1B cap hike bring to U.S.?

Posted January 31, 2013 - 12:17 pm

Leading critic warns of 'internal (U.S.) brain drain' as foreign competition rises for American tech jobs
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Senators seek H-1B cap that starts at 115,000 and rises

Posted January 25, 2013 - 12:49 pm

A bipartisan group of Senators is planning to introduce a bill that not only hikes the H-1B cap, but allows it to rise automatically with demand to a maximum of 300,000 visas annually.
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Trying to fill 6,000 jobs, Microsoft pitches $10,000 H-1B visa

Posted September 28, 2012 - 7:29 am

With the recession hit in 2008, Congress put the idea of a "skills shortage" and a need for more H-1B visas in a closet. This didn't mean that interest in raising the H-1B cap went away for good.
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Grassley plan for tougher H-1B enforcement revealed

Posted June 28, 2012 - 2:44 pm

TechNet, an industry lobbying group, Wednesday released a letter signed by nearly 350 companies that calls on Congress to eliminate the per-country cap on green cards just as details of the latest US. Senate proposal come to light.
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Supreme Court 'papers please' ruling hits Arizona H-1B workers

Posted June 25, 2012 - 8:37 pm

Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows Arizona police to check peoples' immigration status means that H-1B workers in the state should have their visa documents available at all times, immigration attorneys say.
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With H-1B cap reached, Congress has three options

Posted June 13, 2012 - 11:35 am

The H-1B cap for next year was reached this week, completing the annual petition process at the fastest pace since the start of the 'great recession.
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Obama's H-1B answer in forum may haunt him

Posted February 8, 2012 - 10:13 pm

Until President Barack Obama responded to a question about H-1B visas during an online forum last week, the administration had said little about the controversial program.
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Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

Posted February 4, 2012 - 9:52 pm

The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.
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Obama confronted on H-1B use during Google+ hangout

Posted January 31, 2012 - 2:47 pm

President Barack Obama faced perhaps his toughest and most direct question ever on the H-1B program by a Texas woman during an online town hall Monday.
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The curse of the H1-B Visa program

Posted December 29, 2011 - 2:37 pm

The H1-B visa program, like most elements of America's immigration policy, generates plenty of criticism. In congressional testimony this year Texas Instruments human resources senior vice president Darla Whitaker said the program "limits employer flexibility, and diminishes productivity," and the Government Accountability Office, Congress' own investigative arm, conceded that "as currently structured," H1-B visas "may not be used to its full potential, and may be detrimental in some cases."
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Mayor Bloomberg calls H-1B visa caps 'national suicide'

Posted September 29, 2011 - 5:12 pm

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to end the cap on H-1B visas and believes restrictive U.S. visa policies are a form of 'national suicide.'
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GOP seeks to help high-tech firms with visas

Posted September 26, 2011 - 5:03 pm

House Republican leaders and President Barack Obama were each holding town hall style meetings today in Silicon Valley to talk about the economy.
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H-1B, B-1 Visa scrutiny threatens IT outsourcing providers

Posted September 22, 2011 - 3:09 pm

IT outsourcing companies are starting to feel the pinch from increased U.S. government scrutiny of H-1B and other nonimmigrant visa programs. The latest investigation into misuse of the H-1B visa program comes from the Social Security Administration.
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Fired IT workers file lawsuit claiming H-1B workers replaced them

Posted July 12, 2011 - 8:36 pm

Eighteen IT workers in California have filed a lawsuit against their former employer claiming they were replaced by H-1B workers from India and then laid off in violation of the state's anti-discrimination laws.
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Democrats seek major H-1B, green card reform

Posted June 15, 2011 - 6:11 am

Silicon Valley's U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has proposed a sweeping reform of the H-1B visa and green card in a new bill released Tuesday.
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New rules may bring 'false H-1B demand'

Posted June 1, 2011 - 3:58 pm

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has proposed changes to the H-1B visa application process that it hopes will prevent problems during times of heavy demand.
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Another key Republican calls for H-1B cap hike

Posted April 20, 2011 - 7:30 am

The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this week called for Congress to increase the annual cap on H-1B visas.
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Government shutdown may disrupt business travel, H-1B visas

Posted April 8, 2011 - 6:11 am

A federal government shutdown could disrupt business travel for people who need a visa to enter the U.S., as well as an H-1B visa.
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H-1B visa cap change sought by key U.S. Congressman

Posted March 31, 2011 - 6:29 pm

The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has proposed cutting the number of professions eligible for H-1B visas to make more available to tech firms.
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H-1B pay and its impact on U.S. workers is aired by Congress

Posted March 31, 2011 - 6:06 pm

An unemployed U.S. IT worker flew from Miami to Washington to attend a hearing on general issues surrounding H-1B visas.
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Counterfeit H-1B job offers nets six months in jail

Posted March 29, 2011 - 8:50 pm

The owner of a headhunting business was sentenced to prison last week after pleading guilty to visa fraud.
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Senate's H-1B foes begin new attack

Posted February 1, 2011 - 10:50 am

With the cap on H-1B visas reached last week, proponents have renewed calls for raising the cap. But two leading critics of the the program may be getting ready to seek new restrictions on the use of foreign labor.
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