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irman Bill Gates has made a renewed push on Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to raise the cap on H-1B visas so that tech firms could hire more skilled workers from abroad and the US could retain its competitive edge. S Rajagopalan | Washington Microsoft ...

WASHINGTON (AP)--The leader of the immigration agency that grants citizenship is stepping down after a tenure in which he drastically increased the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen but failed to reduce the amount of time people must wait. Emilio Gonzalez, ...

Summary: Lou Dobbs claimed on his radio show that 'illegal immigration' is among 'the top three issues for American voters in both political parties.' In fact, no recent polls support Dobbs' assertion that 'voters in both political parties' consider ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The leader of the immigration agency that grants citizenship is stepping down after a tenure in which he drastically increased the cost of becoming an American but failed to reduce the amount of time people must wait. Emilio Gonzalez, ...

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HYANNIS, Mass. For years, William Zammer Jr. has relied on 100 seasonal foreign employees to turn down beds, boil lobsters and serve cocktails at the restaurants, golf course and inn he owns on Cape Cod and in nearby Plymouth. This summer, however, the ...

Which tech vendor had a week to rememberand which had one to forget? Which IT department needs a 'do over,' and which exec should be looking for a new job? On Fridays, we chronicle what went right and what went wrong in the IT world during the past ...

NEW YORK Diego Pillco, a 20-year-old illegal immigrant from Ecuador, had pleaded guilty in February to first-degree manslaughter in exchange for the sentence. He had faced 25 years to life in prison if he had been convicted at trial. Pillco, who was ...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday for another shot at persuading them to allow more foreign-born engineers to work in the United States for longer time. While in front of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, which was celebrating ...

CHENNAI: Around 200 Indians, including many film actors and producers, have been banned for life from travelling to the United States over their part in a visa racket, the US consulate said on Thursday. The film industry employees had allegedly taken ...

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03/11/2008 (Taiwan News) The Central Election Commission ended the accusations leveled at Kuomintang presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou () by his political opponents, saying that neither he nor his rival Frank Hsieh () hold citizenship in the United ...

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WASHINGTON: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates asked Congress on Wednesday for more visas for skilled professionals, echoing arguments often made by many in the tech sector. Gates told the US House of Representatives' Science and Technology Committee that the ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Two of the world's major defense powers have been helping the Philippines keep its territorial lines clear in the porous south to shield the backdoor from terrorism and cross-border crimes. The United States and Australia have been ...

WASHINGTON: Describing the cap on H-1B visas as 'arbitrary and counterproductive', Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demanded a revamp of U.S immigration policies to allow skilled foreign technology workers from India and other countries to come in greater ...

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WASHINGTON Emilio Gonzalez is the director of Citizenship and Immigration Services. He told some staffers Wednesday of his departure and was announcing it to all employees Thursday morning. Gonzalez's resignation will be effective April 18. He is leaving ...

In testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday, Bill Gates warned that the US was at risk of losing its position of technological leadership. He urged the committee to take steps to improve the education system, increase ...