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But whatever number is requested, the issue of H-1B visas is certain to be especially controversial in a year when many will ask why, with so many people unemployed, American companies should hire foreign workers. In recent years, the annual cap of ...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the delayed transition to full application of the U.S. immigration provisions of Title VII of the Consolidated Natural ...

The Homeland Security Department awarded a $20 million contract to Boeing Co. to develop video surveillance systems in Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit and will evaluate the systems during the next year to determine enhancements that should be made to support ...

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Based in the Port of Chicago, Global CFS will focus on a quick turnaround for cargo examinations Global CFS, Inc. has been chosen to operate the US Customs and Border Protection Centralized Examination Station. The trucking company and neutral freight ...

Job losses, rather than job gains for U.S. workers, are signaled by 13 'H-1B Only' want ads uncovered by brightfuturejobs.com, a grassroots lobbying organization counteracting claims that Americans can't cut-it in science and technology. Bright Future ...

On your marks! Get set! Never mind. Employers probably won't have to rush as fast on April 1 to file their H-1B visa petitions for fiscal year 2010. While the U.S. government in recent years has hit the annual cap for H-1B visa applications within days ...

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A newly released study by the law firm of Dorsey and Whitney, LLP for the Urban Institute should be required reading for anyone who thinks that reform of our immigration laws and procedures is something that can be put off indefinitely. The study, ...

Previous Issues Comment Be Safe PC World reports 'Security watchdogs warn that millions could be affected by the Conficker worm tomorrow - unfortunately this is not in an April Fool's Day joke.' For the full story, see here. We welcome readers to share ...

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The U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border, relying on technology to assist border patrol agents. Eleven of the towers are being installed in Detroit and ...

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What's this WASHINGTON (AFP) - Citing the 'exploding' threat posed by Mexican drug cartels, US lawmakers pushed Tuesday for ramping up efforts to dam up the southward flow of guns and money to the syndicates from US sources. Independent Senator Joseph ...

Article Views: 436 Article Rating: / 1 Rate This Article: Poor Best Add This Article To: Digg this Del.icio.us Slashdot Y! My Web E-mail Print Furl Google Simpy Spurl! PDF Version Despite the faltering U.S. economy and recent criticism of the H1-B visa ...

Two U.S. senators plan to reintroduce legislation that would require employers to make a 'good faith' effort to hire U.S. citizens over H-1B visa holders, after failing to win approval for a similar bill two years ago. The earlier measure was introduced ...

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. - Homeschooling is so important to Uwe Romeike that the classically trained pianist sold his beloved grand pianos to pay for moving his wife and five children from Germany to the Smoky Mountain foothills of Tennessee. HOMESCHOOLING: ...

Washington is addressing the problem of human smugglers who are largely responsible for illegal immigration across the Southwest border with a huge buildup of manpower and equipment to make the border less permeable. One of those is 'Paula' 29 years old, ...