US lawmakers consider increasing H1B visa quota
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14:59 24/10/2005
The US government would issue 30,000 more H-1B visas to high-tech and other skilled foreign workers each year and increase fees for those visas under a measure proposed by a Senate committee. The...
When immigrants overstay visas, US does little
13:53 24/10/2005
The US Department of Homeland Security frequently fails to follow up on leads that foreign visitors have overstayed their visas, the agency's inspector general says in a new report. The result is an...
Bush pushes for US guest worker plan
14:19 19/10/2005
US President George W. Bush sought support for his guest worker plan for foreigners, hoping to persuade conservatives by promising to fight illegal immigration. Bush and his advisers are caught...
Study compares fertility rates among US immigrants
13:22 13/10/2005
A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies finds that women from the top-ten immigrant-sending countries to the US collectively have higher fertility than women in their home countries. As...
US Senate passes Homeland Security Bill
17:10 11/10/2005
The US Congress has approved hiring 1,000 new Border Patrol Agents in the fiscal year 2005-2006. The US Homeland Security spending Bill also included money for 250 more Immigration and Customs...
Immigrants rush to New Orleans as builders fight for workers
17:00 11/10/2005
In New Orleans, in the US , which is starting the long task of cleaning up after hurricane Katrina, the signs are handwritten and simply worded, such as "Workers Wanted" or "Need 50 Laborers Now!"...
