US Senate begins immigration reform debate
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15:08 03/03/2006
The much awaited debate in the US Senate on immigration reform has begun. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold executive business meetings to consider the immigration reform bill proposed by...
New US immigration bill would end Green Card Lottery
18:38 09/01/2006
As workpermit.com has already reported, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Dec. 16, 2005 that would affect many aspects of US immigration . The bill would criminalize the status of...
Opinion: a US immigration story & the law of "illegal presence"
10:38 16/12/2005
This opinion piece comes from politicalcortex.com. Please note that this does not necessarily reflect the views of workpermit.com. This week the Congress will take up, the "Border Protection,...
US immigration hits five year high -- study
10:37 13/12/2005
Immigration to the US - both legal and illegal - continues to boom as Congress grapples with how to better control America's borders. A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies found that 7.9...
US Congress votes to increase visa fees, not visa limits
17:07 21/11/2005
Thousands of India's skilled workers hoping for a career in the US may be disappointed. The House of Representatives has passed its version of the budget deficit reduction bill without any proposal...
US votes to increase H1B visa numbers
9:51 07/11/2005
The US Senate voted in favour of increasing the cap on H-1B visas by 30,000 to 95,000 from next year. The H-1B visa is largely used in the IT industry to employ skilled professionals, and industry...
