US tech industry pushes for more H-1B visas
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14:18 13/02/2006
President Bush's recent call for more visas for skilled foreign workers increases the likelihood that relief is on the way for U.S. technology firms that say they are struggling to fill key positions...
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Australia targets India in search for skilled immigrants
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Rural Canada gaining more immigrants
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Bush calls for increase in US H-1B visas
15:26 03/02/2006
US President George W. Bush has urged the Congress to raise the number of H-1B visas that allow companies to hire foreign workers for scientific and high-tech jobs. "Congress needs to understand that...
