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WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities said Tuesday they had received too many applications for a visa program for skilled workers for the coming year, meaning a random lottery will determine the winners. The surpassing of the 65,000 annual quota for the H-1B ...

SAN FRANCISCO - As conservative groups in mainstream and grassroots America press for tighter legislation on immigration, some business and economic experts question the wisdom of purging illegal immigrants and restricting immigration into the country ...

DALLAS Surveillance cameras at Athens Middle School show Melanie Bowers, 13, purposefully making scratch marks on her face and arms in a hallway after a classmate took her poster in a 'snatch-and-grab' style, Athens school Superintendent Fred Hayes said. ...

From correspondents in Ontario, Canada, 10:00 AM IST The Canadian government survived a confidence motion when the main opposition Liberal party voted with it on a controversial immigration amendment. The amendment was part of the budget implementation ...

This month, President Bush will host the leaders of Canada and Mexico to advance the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), a project Lou Dobbs has predicted will 'end the United States as we know it.' Lou sounds downright blas, though, compared to ...

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I have some good news to report: Washington finally is getting serious about building a border fence. Some $23 million has been allocated for engineering teams that will focus on smuggling tunnels and building a sturdier, impregnable border fence. The ...

The Visa Office of the DOS recently issued 'Report of the Visa Office 2007' which 'is an annual report providing statistical information' about the Visa Office's doings. We highlight some of the fascinating information contained therein below (see full ...

All advanced degree petitions not selected will be part of the random selection process for the 65,000 limit. Our Bureau New Delhi, April 9 The US today said it has received enough H-1B applications to meet the congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 for ...

Immigrant's Weekly - get the news that affects you. It's FREE! Join 15000+ subscribers Enter your email address here: When I worked for the INS (1976-82), it was possible to become a permanent resident by investing in a business in the U.S. Back then, ...

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US authorities said Tuesday they had received too many applications for a visa program for skilled workers for the coming year, meaning a random lottery will determine the winners. The surpassing of the 65,000 annual quota for the H-1B visa program had ...

LOS ANGELES: An Iranian has been accused of running phony English-language schools to get Russian prostitutes and others into the United States illegally. Federal officials said Behzad Zaman was arrested Wednesday at one of his two Los Angeles schools. ...

Imagination Farms is continuing its mission to increase children's consumption of fresh produce by taking its message and 'Disney' brand fresh produce program to consumers in Mexico. 'Mexico is a very attractive market for Disney and for our program. We ...

USCIS received enough H-1B petitions to conduct random lottery for 65,000 slots and 20,000 additional master's degree applicants Share/Email Print Social Web Email Feedback Close Digg Technorati del.icio.us MIXX Slashdot Reddit Newsvine Facebook Stumble ...

Editor's note: Here are some entries from Greg Siskind's blog. IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: HELEN WANDERER - TEACHER/SURVIVOR The excellent New York Times reporter Nina Bernstein writes this morning on the archiving of a massive number of documents chronicling ...

The USCIS will no longer accept H-1B applications for the 2009 fiscal year, and will choose from the ones it has received at random. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced April 8 that it had received enough H-1B visa applications to ...

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