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Companies that fail to follow all of the proper steps when laying off foreign nationals who hold an H-1B work visa could end up paying wages and benefits to the visa holder until the Department of Labor resolves the issue. IT/HR Compliance Risk: H-1B ...

The Pakistani government has discussed issues, including the deployment of U.S. troops along the border with Afghanistan, with U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor James Jones, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Abdul Basit ...

Officials say a Border Patrol ATV unit discovered weapons and marijuana in a remote desert area west of Tucson Tuesday. According to a news release, agents assigned to the Ajo Border Patrol All Terrain Vehicle unit seized 430 pounds of marijuana along ...

President Obama plans to sit down today with congressional leaders for the first serious discussion about the thorny issue of immigration policy since he became chief executive. The meeting is likely to cover the issues of legalizing illegal immigrants, ...

According to the chief of non-immigrant visa section at the US Embassy, one of the reasons that many Trini students are being denied entry into the US is Trinidad and Tobago's unfortunate position as one of the countries with the highest overstay rate. ...

The Arizona Republic The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday accepted $1.4 million in state immigration funds that it rejected last week. The motion to accept the money died in a 2-2 vote last week, with the board deadlocked on whether ...

President Obama meets at the White House Thursday with supporters and opponents of changes to the nation's immigration system. Aides say the President hopes to start a formal debate on immigration later this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. ...

WASHINGTON President Obama is expected to meet with Congressional leaders of both parties on Thursday to begin laying the political groundwork for sweeping immigration legislation, even though its passage this year is considered very unlikely. The ...

WASHINGTON President Obama is expected to meet with Congressional leaders of both parties on Thursday to begin laying the political groundwork for sweeping immigration legislation, even though its passage this year is considered very unlikely. The ...

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The Kenyan government is seeking to review the United States Visa requirement of 12 months. Trade Minister Amos Kimunya says the one-year visa duration accorded to business people is ineffective. He said entrepreneurs seeking to exploit the opportunities ...

U.S. immigration laws can be overhauled this year despite a crowded legislative agenda, a key senator said on Wednesday as he outlined plans for putting 12 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship and boosting border security. Senator Charles ...

WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow's long anticipated and oft-delayed White House meeting on immigration will likely produce a blueprint for a massive illegal alien amnesty in exchange for hollow promises of future enforcement, warns ...

In one extreme corner, we have the immigrant haters, with their never-ending list of excuses for denying some form of amnesty to foreigners living in this country without proper documents. And in the other corner, just as extreme, we have the immigrant ...

SAN FRANCISCOSan Francisco's district attorney is defending a city-led job program for first-time drug offenders that has included at least six illegal immigrants. The program came under fire after the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this week that ...

The scenic Canadian town of Halton Hills, home to 55,000 people, seems an unlikely epicentre for a trade war. Known for its hiking trails, tanneries and craft shows, the affluent community west of Toronto sits in rural land near the cliffs of the Niagara ...

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Does the present H-1B temporary worker visa program serve the needs of our economy? Although many policy makers and interest groups have weighed in on this question, it would be interesting to know what recruiters think. In my experience, executive ...