US state of Hawaii facing tech worker shortage
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19:51 29/11/2005
As the US state of Hawaii broadens its reach into high-technology industries, employers are finding the federal limits on immigration restricting their ability to hire computer engineers and other...
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17:33 25/11/2005
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For thousands of immigrant women professionals who arrive in the United States as spouses on their husbands' visas, being forced to stay at home and not work is difficult and depressing. The...
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For many in the US, the green card wait is long
10:04 25/07/2005
A special feature from the Washington Post. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers are trying to stay in the United States . The wait is often long. The backlog of foreign workers seeking green...
