Haley Barbour's Immigration Straight Talk
The Atlantic (blog)
H1B visas--a huge, huge thing. My idea is everybody from Stanford who's from India who gets a PhD, we oughtta stamp citizenship on his diploma, ...

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H-1B cap not yet reached, USCIS continues to accept petitions for FY2011
Lexology (registration)
As of August 13, 2010, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received only 29700 of the 65000 H-1B non-immigrant visa petitions needed to meet ...
Over 30000 United States H-1B visas still availableWorkpermit.com
H-1B category remains openLexology (registration)

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Smartsoft agrees to pay $1 million to settle H-1B visa allegations with ...
Lexology (registration)
Employers with H-1B workers should consider the Smartsoft resolution as a reminder of their wage obligations under the H-1B program and the costs associated ...

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Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which includes ...
Lexology (registration)
Under the Act, certain frequent users of the H-1B and L-1 programs must pay higher filing and fraud prevention fees. Effective immediately, the filing fee ...

President Obama signs emergency border security bill raising fees for certain ...
Lexology (registration)
Additionally, the Bill increases the cost of filing L and H-1B petitions for certain employers. For L or H-1B employers who have more than 50 employees in ...

Siliconindia.com
Don't Run Away from Reality!
Siliconindia.com
It is high time people realized that Obamanomics has failed and applications for H-1B work visas, not even reaching the 50 percent mark of the ...

How to Save US IT Jobs
NetworkWorld.com
Meanwhile, the more substantial H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009, introduced by Senators Richard Durbin and Chuck Grassley, has been in committee since ...

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TopNews Arab Emirates
H-1B visa filings fall on fading prospects
Hindu Business Line
The pace of H-1B visa filings slackened in the week ended August 27 to 1000 new applications – taking the total count to 34900 visas against the current ...
India Journal: New US Visa Fees Only Help PoliticiansWall Street Journal (blog)
Indian techies working abroad on choppy watersMoneycontrol.com
US to see visa fee hike impact on Indian firmsEconomic Times
Oneindia -TopNews Arab Emirates -Siliconindia.com
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Now contacting employers filing work visa petitions
Lexology (registration)
The kinds of petitions impacted include H-1B, H-2, H-3 (Temporary Worker or Trainee), L-1 (Intracompany Transferee), O-1 (Extraordinary Ability), ...

Fee increase for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners
Lexology (registration)
Effective August 14, 2010, a new law imposes a significant fee increase for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners. This new law will not affect the majority of ...

Over 30000 United States H-1B visas still available
Workpermit.com
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), approximately 31000 H-1B visas are still available for fiscal year 2011. ...
H-1B category remains openLexology (registration)

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Sen. Charles Schumer's Rationale For H And L Fee Increase Makes No Sense!
ILW.com
The chief architect of the outrageous H-1B and L-1 additional fee measure, Mr. Charles Schumer (D-NY) called Indian technology ...

Boomerang: The Mosque Controversy And Other Immigration Excesses
ILW.com
The Schumer assault on H/L fees against companies that hire more than half their work force on H-1B and L visas, mainly Indian IT companies, most recently ...

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New Republic (blog)
Will the Border Bill Stifle More than Illegal Crossings?
New Republic (blog)
Interestingly, the bill's $600 million price tag will be primarily paid for by major hikes in visa fees for H-1B workers--skilled foreigners working ...

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Africa IBTimes
New US visa fee: Infosys sees no major dent in margins
Hindu Business Line
He said if the Bill had targeted all companies who send their employees to the US with H1B visas because of the increase in costs, even though “we would ...
India Journal: New US Visa Fees Only Help PoliticiansWall Street Journal (blog)
US to see visa fee hike impact on Indian firmsEconomic Times
Indian techies working abroad on choppy watersMoneycontrol.com
Oneindia -TopNews Arab Emirates -Times of India
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Software trade group spent $160000 to lobby in 2Q
BusinessWeek
Other issues that the group lobbied on in the second quarter include immigration issues and H-1B visas and the Federal Communications Commission's national ...

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US trying to understand impact of hike in visa fee
Hindustan Times
The new law aimed at raising $600 million for securing the US-Mexico border would cost Indian IT firms sending thousands of professionals to US on H-1B and ...

Higher H-1b and L-1 fees will not affect most employers
Lexology (registration)
Last week, Congress passed and President Obama signed new legislation to raise L-1 filing fees by $2250 and H-1B fees by $2000. Most employers, however ...

US to see visa fee hike impact on Indian firms
Times of India
The new law aimed at raising $600 million for securing the US-Mexico border would cost Indian IT firms sending thousands of professionals to US on H-1B and ...

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Africa IBTimes
Indian techies working abroad on choppy waters
IBNLive.com
But, Nasscom's Mittal pointed to an investigation by US Immigration which found that only a few companies have misused H1B visas. ...
US trying to understand impact of hike in visa feeHindustan Times
Trying to understand impact of increase in visa fee: USIndian Express

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