Infosys sued for favouring South Asian staff with H-1B visas over US employees
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15:29 17/09/2014
The Indian outsourcing firm Infosys is being sued for discrimination in a US court. The case revolves around Infosys' use of H-1B 'specialty occupation' non-immigrant (temporary residence) visas...
Obama executive power to reform US immigration
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US Secretary of Commerce says immigration reform 'doable' in 2014
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House Republicans back US immigration reform bill
12:35 08/11/2013
Two Republican members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a comprehensive immigration reform act that would radically overhaul the US immigration system. The Act is broadly speaking the...
