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Applications for H-1B work visas, once most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, have not even reached the 50 per cent mark of the Congressional-mandated quota of 65,000, United States officials have said, amid India's concerns over the fee hike ...

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Nairobi An aunt of President Barack Obama was allowed to stay in the United States on the shocking grounds that she would be persecuted by Kenyan leaders if she was forced to return to the country. And on Wednesday, the government reacted angrily to the ...

On each side of a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country, there are two metal footbridges, clear paths into the United States from Mexico. The footpaths that could easily ...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today issued the following statement responding to Mexicos announcement of additional retaliatory import tariffs on select U.S. exports due to the ...

ACALA, Texas ACALA, Texas -- On each side of a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country, there are two metal footbridges, clear paths into the United States from Mexico. ...

Applications for H-1B work visas, once most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, have not even reached the 50 per cent mark of the Congressional-mandated quota of 65,000, US officials have said, amid concerns over the fee hike for the scheme. ...

ACALA, Texas ACALA, Texas -- On each side of a towering West Texas stretch of the $2.4 billion border fence designed to block people from illegally entering the country, there are two metal footbridges, clear paths into the United States from Mexico. ...

On the heels of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents 258-0 vote of no confidence against their superiors, U.S. Border Patrol agents are slamming President Barack Obamas administration especially Attorney General Eric Holder. We are receiving ...

Ron St. Onge steps into the role of interim director of the Reves Center for International Studies with a clearly demonstrated heart for the world. From 1970, when he taught his first French class as a newly hired William & Mary faculty member, to the ...

Applications for H-1B work visas, once most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, have not even reached the 50 per cent mark of the Congressional-mandated quota of 65,000, US officials have said, amid India's concerns over the fee hike for the ...

The chop-shop fallout continues. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) caused an uproar in India recently after he called Indian IT outsourcing companies chop shops during debate on a proposal to double their fees on H-1B and L-1 work visas. The proposal ...

The U.S. State Department says the government is looking into whether a law that increases some visa fees complies with World Trade Organization rules , according to Computerworld . On Friday, a $600 million "emergency package" to improve ...

In its official journal, Mexico announced that U.S. ham and other pork products will be facing a 5 percent tariff. Additional tariffs ranging up to 25 percent were disclosed on vegetables, fruits, and industrial products, including onions, oranges, ...

WASHINGTON DC, United StatesThe US government is ready to sue a prominent Arizona sheriff if he does not cooperate with an investigation into alleged discrimination against illegal immigrants, officials said Wednesday. ...

CIO UPDATED 8/17/2010 -- It's not often that H-1B visa critics and advocates are on the same page, but Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has accomplished the seemingly impossible. Representatives on both sides of the H-1B visa debate agree that the ...

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the first of 224 National Guard troops have completed their training and are expected to be deployed to California's border with Mexico on Sept. 1. Schwarzenegger made the announcement Wednesday in San Diego while visiting ...

As the US Border Security Act has irked the IT firms, India is all set to aggressively oppose it. India may join China to file complaint at World Trade Organisation against it, reports CNBC-TV18s Rituparna Bhuyan quoting sources. It is learnt from ...

The H-1B visa program is used by U.S. employers to employ foreign nationals in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in a specialized field and require a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as a minimum requirement. ...