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WASHINGTON: The H-1B visas coveted by highly skilled professionals, mainly from India, appear to be losing their sheen due to the economic downturn in the United States. For the first time in years there were fewer takers even one week after authorities ...

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'It's more important than ever to address immigration reform,' one professor says Another argues reform is needed, but the timing is bad, given the economy As a candidate, Obama promised immigration would be a priority in first year One expert says ...

Previous Issues Comment Top Links March 2009 We feature the most accessed links by our readers in March 2009 below: Top five March Immigration Daily Articles Top five March Immigration Daily Items We welcome readers to share their opinion and ideas with ...

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H-1B Visa Applications In First Week Washington, April 10: In a clear manifestation of the current financial turmoil in the US, it has received only 42,000 H-1B visa applications so far against the stipulated quota of 65,000 for the fiscal 2010, even as ...

?How do we let more immigrants in, or legalize people, when Americans need jobs?? a senior House Democratic aide said. ?Putting aside how horrific the vote is for some people anyway, the politics of this have only gotten worse.? The aide said ...

Washington, April 10: In a clear manifestation of the current financial turmoil, the United States has recei-ved only 42,000 H-1B visa applications so far against the stipulated quota of 65,000 for the fiscal 2010, even as a debate on raising cap on this ...

For the first time in several years, the US has received only 42,000 petitions against the mandated cap of 65,000 for H-1B work visas, much sought after by highly-skilled professionals including Indians, a week after it started accepting the ...

It?s not like he doesn?t already have a lot on his plate. Now President Obama says he wants to tackle immigration reform; and do it this year. In fact, he says he plans to begin as soon as next month. Tackling immigration reform: Where should the ...

Washington, April 10: In a clear manifestation of the current financial turmoil in the US, it has received only 42,000 H-1B visa applications so far against the stipulated quota of 65,000 for the fiscal 2010, even as a debate on raising cap on this ...

WASHINGTON- In a clear manifestation of the current financial turmoil in the US, it has received only 42,000 H-1B visa applications so far against the stipulated quota of 65,000 for the fiscal 2010, even as a debate on raising cap on this highly skilled ...

Only 65% of quota filled; most years, it is exhausted on the first day. Also Read News Now Also Read Also Read Almost a week has passed since the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) started accepting H-1B applications for financial ...

e a bit on the declining number of illegal immigrants caught at the Southwest border. Government types say the decrease is due to tougher enforcement, better surveillance technology and more boots on the ground at the U.S.-Mexico border. They say fewer ...

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is applauding President Obama's push for immigration legislation, including a plan to make legal status possible for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. We all know that the time has come to fix our ...

Napolitano, Brennan to travel to border after Rep. Bennie Thompson led a delegation there ...

Can Obama Reform Immigration in a Recession? ?Yes He Can!? - NY Activist Get the Flash Playerto see this player. Albany, NY - The Long Island Immigrant Alliance is welcoming the news that President Obama will add immigration reform legislation to his ...

That's the opinion of the South Texas congressional delegation as it prepares -- again -- to discuss immigration reform in the nation's capital. President Barack Obama is quietly planning to start serious discussion on immigration reform sometime next ...

Multiple Obama administration officials tell CNN that the White House is not pushing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year. While it's a top priority for the president's first term, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro says 'the ...

American Friends Service Committee, OneWorld US, National Council of La Raza, New York Times Average: Your rating: None WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (OneWorld.net) - U.S. Hispanic rights advocates responded positively Thursday to a report that President Barack ...