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Bipartisanship in Washington DC: 'Most of the legislators from the luncheon attended as well as a few Senators such as Cornyn (R-TX). Rep. Pallone, founder and co-chairman of the Congressional India Caucus, addressed the group. Much to the disappointment ...

Microsoft's top lawyer informed a U.S. Senator Tuesday that when it comes to its layoffs, the software giant won't be cutting its visa-carrying foreign workers before it cuts U.S. citizens. Instead, the ax will fall where it's needed, Microsoft (NASDAQ: ...

Washington, D.C - Today the Pew Hispanic Center issued a report on the ethnic composition of people caught up in the federal prison system. The Immigration Policy Center's Director, Angela Kelley, issued the following statement: 'A new report from the ...

A Canadian who demanded courtesy from a U.S. border security guard says he was pepper-sprayed and held in custody for three hours for asking the disrespectful officer to ?say please? when ordering him to turn his car off during a search. ?I refused ...

H-1B visa holders are likely to get pink slips from Microsoft despite acknowledging that this category of workers has a significant contribution to the company's success. The company has recently announced some 5,000 jobs cut. The H-1B work visa program ...

PHOENIX A government report questions the effectiveness of a federal program, long criticized by immigrant advocacy groups, that deputizes police officers as immigration agents. Representative Lamar Smith says a program is working. Representative ...

Source: Daily Pennsylvanian, U. Penn As a result of a last-minute amendment to the stimulus bill, some Penn students may find themselves out of a job come this summer. The amendment, which will affect any bank or company receiving money from the ...

(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. will lay off H-1B workers as part of its recently announced plan to let go of 5,000 employees over 18 months, but it will continue to hire foreign workers as well, even though a U.S. senator insists that the software ...

Observing that the H-1B work visa programme helps hire the best available talent of the world, American software giant Microsoft has said H-1B visa holders has contributed significantly to its success. However, the company, which had recently announced ...

Microsoft, which has recently announced shedding some 5,000 jobs, will be giving pink slips to H-1B visa holders too, despite acknowledging that this category of workers has a significant contribution to the company's success. Microsoft, in a letter to ...