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With the Apr. 1 deadline for coveted H-1B visas looming, many international graduates of U.S. business schools who are looking to work in the U.S. have questions and concerns, especially since there is a (BusinessWeek.com, 5/14/07). Business school ...

TAKEAWAY: Late last week, a couple of bills were introduced in the House of Representatives that would increase the number of H-1B visas. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords introduced legislation that would double the number of H-1B visas and remove other ...

NEW DELHI: While the debate over Indian outsourcing firms making the most of H-1B visas rages on, Indian firms' share of the temporary worker visas has actually come down by over 8,500. Leading Indian IT companies Infosys, Wipro, TCS and Satyam received ...

? Mexico's ability to protect migrants' rights is one of ?contrasts,? according to an independent United Nations human rights expert, who said that although the country has made steps towards addressing migrants' needs, much remains to be done. In ...

Presents a first approach to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summarizing the basic legislation, demonstrating how the rules apply to particular employment situations, and exploring practical aspects of employment arrangements in light of the federal ...

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of identity solutions and services, announced it has been awarded the prime contract by the Department of State for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) border crossing credential, the new ...

MANILA, Phils. -- Two major defense powers have been helping the Philippines keep its territorial lines clear in the southern province of Mindanao. The Philippine government hopes to shield their back door from terrorism and cross-border crimes, ...

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans continue to push a hard line on illegal immigration, even though that could hinder John McCain's efforts to win over Latino voters in November. Since McCain clinched the Republican presidential nomination earlier ...

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But in an effort to slow the revolving door of job-seeking immigrants willing to test high-tech sensors, bike patrols, and fences that guard the American boundary here, border patrol agents have initiated a tough zero-tolerance policy along this 12-mile ...

Chertoff Slammed over H-1B Visa "Black Market" World Journal, Posted: Mar 17, 2008 NEW YORK - Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has criticized the Bush Administration for not upholding H-1B work visa regulations, the World Journal reports. Grassley wrote a ...

LIMA, Peru: Authorities arrested two Peruvians on Monday as they tried to enter the country from Ecuador carrying some US$150,000 (95,000) in cash, and a top official said they are linked to groups that may be funded by Venezuelan President Hugo ...

Contact Information: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - March 17, 2008) The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), an independent Presidential advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will ...

NationU.S. Border Schools Crack Down on Immigrant StudentsAudio for this story will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET, March 17, 2008 A school district near the Mexican border hired a photographer to to take pictures of children as they enter the ...

L-1 Identity Solutions, the brainchild of former L-3 co-founder Robert LaPenta, has landed a contract from the U.S. Department of State, to produce the U.S. passport card. The prime contract that L-1 received was worth approximately $107 million over ...

Most elderly immigrants are brought to the U.S. by sons and daughters living in America already. Many say they feel bewildered and depressed after coming to America, and so a group of 'community ambassadors' in Fremont, Ca., is trying to help them cope. ...

On U.S.-Mexican border, new deterrent is jail time Along a 12-mile stretch, border patrol agents say a zero-tolerance plan has resulted in a 78 percent decrease in arrests. By | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the March 18, 2008 ...

The Los Angeles Times reports 'Civil rights groups said Thursday that they had reached a settlement with federal officials guaranteeing that workers nabbed in an immigration raid last month in Van Nuys can be accompanied by an attorney to all meetings ...

WASHINGTON --Semiconductor company spent nearly $2.8 million in 2007 to lobby for immigration reform, funding for research and other issues. The Dallas-based company spent about $1.5 million in the second half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, ...