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- The Rise of Protectionism
- The voices of ignorance ("Buy American") and prejudice ("Limit visas") have grown predictably louder during the current crisis. Fortunately, reason and the forces of globalization have managed to prevail. So far. Buy American Take the Buy American provisions. In the original House...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- How to Make the Financial Crisis Worse
- Trade barriers. "Buy American" rules. Anti-immigrant hysteria. The protectionist fever that helped make the Depression Great shows sign of reemerging here and now. Do bad times bring out countries' inner protectionists? Yes, and there are alarming signs that it could be happening again. "This has happened in the past,"...
- Articles 2009-04-15
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- H-1B Visas Remain Sore Point for All Sides
- For the fifth year in a row, the federal limit on H-1B visas has been reached before the government's fiscal year even begins. This time, the cap was reached nearly six months before the federal 2009 fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. It took only one week...
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Why Bill Gates Is Wrong on H-1B Visas
- This is an extremely complicated issue, and it's been around for years, but let's talk some common sense about H-1B visas. Bill Gates went before Congress this week to try to make it easier for companies to hire foreign tech workers, using this visa status. Essentially, companies can bring in...
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- More visas won't sway foreign students to stay.(Congress increases number of H-1B visas available for high-tech workers, but students may well return home even if visas are available)(Brief Article)
- A measure recently passed by Congress in hopes of increasing the number of work visas given to foreign nationals might not be enough to fill the need for technology-oriented job candidates in the United States. Helen Joyce, international student a A measure recently...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- Border Security: Streamlined Visas Mantis Program Has Lowered Burden on Foreign Science Students and Scholars, But Further Refinements Needed
- In February 2004, GAO reported that improvements were needed in the time taken to adjudicate visas for science students and scholars. Specifically, a primary tool used to screen these applicants for visas the Visas Mantis program was operating inefficiently. GAO found that the way in which information was shared among...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Why Bill Gates Is Wrong on H-1B Visas
- Why Bill Gates Is Wrong on H-1B VisasDisagreeEconomics will always win at the end of the day!RE: Why Bill Gates Is Wrong on H-1B VisasMy experience in recruiting visa canaidates whas pure supply and demand. We did not have a different pay scale, and tended hire a range of experienced...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- New law permits more visas to secure temporary workers.(H-1B visas)(Brief Article)
- After years of resistance, Congress has increased, albeit temporarily, the limit on the number of professional worker (H-1B) visas available through 2003. Recognizing the desperate needs of U.S. employers, the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-f After years of resistance, Congress has increased, albeit temporarily, the...
- Research articles 2000-10-30
- Visas drive cash; Labor crunch helps shape Senate race.(H-1B visas, race between Debbie Stabenow, Spencer Abraham)(Brief Article)
- H-1B visas don't compare to prescription drug coverage or the economy when it comes to the average voter, but they determined the course of the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Spencer Abraham and Rep. Debbie Stabenow from the start, a Lansing pollster H-1B visas don't...
- Research articles 2000-10-09
- U.S. has given 125,000 visas since 9/11 to new visitors from the Middle East
- Even though the Justice Department has not yet implemented a planned system to ensure that foreign visitors leave the United States when their visas expire, the State Department has issued over 125,000 temporary visas allowing people from the non-- Israeli Middle East to enter the U.S. since the terrorist attacks...
- Research articles 2002-09-09
- Terror-state citizens still getting U.S. visas
- On what may be the eve of a war with Iraq, the State Department is still issuing nonimmigrant visas allowing citizens of Iraq and other terror-sponsoring nations to visit the United States. Between June 1 and February 23, says the State Department, it issued more than 19,000 visas to citizens...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- Saudi hailed for easing visas for foreign businessmen
- RIYADH AFP — Saudi business leaders on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Saudi government to facilitate entry visas for foreign businessmen, saying it would boost investments in the kingdom. At its weekly meeting in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the cabinet decided that foreign businessmen would henceforth...
- Research articles 2007-09-18
- US revokes visas to Palestinian Fulbright scholars
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US government as a "safety precaution" revoked visas it had issued to four Palestinian recipients of prestigious Fulbright fellowships, the State Department said Tuesday. "We had interviewed four scholars. We had issued visas," said State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos. But, Gallegos said that "subsequent...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS TO AFFECT FUTURE PROSPECTS: INDIA'S TCS.
- MUMBAI, June 14 Asia Pulse - A restriction and 200 per cent cut on the number of H1-B visas for Indian nationals visiting and a backlash against outsourcing in the US is likely to have an "adverse impact" on the future ... MUMBAI, June 14...
- Research articles 2004-06-14
- Visa deal with Jordan. (tourist visas)
- Israeli and Jordanian tourism officials reached an agreement that guarantees Israeli tourists with dated visas to enter Jordan on the date designated. During the Purim holiday in mid-March, only 600 of 2,000 visa holders were permitted entrance into JoIsraeli and Jordanian tourism officials reached an agreement that...
- Research articles 1995-04-07
- Electronic methods of personal identification as e-passports, visas, driver's licenses, national ID cards, and government access badges will become a huge global phenomenon (and market) by the end of the decade, according to a new study from ABI Research.
- Electronic methods of personal identification as e-passports, visas, driver's licenses, national ID cards, and government access badges will become a huge global phenomenon and market by the end of the decade, according to a new study from ... Electronic methods of personal identification as...
- Research articles 2005-10-20
- CHECKFREE-INTEGRION TEAM TO ABSORB VISAS EPAY.
- Visa U.S.A. and CheckFree plan to incorporate Visas ePay payment and settlement service into the electronic bill payment service thats being developed by CheckFree and the Integrion Financial Network. Visa U.S.A. and CheckFree plan to incorporate Visas ePay payment and settlement service into...
- Research articles 1998-08-01
- STALLED VISA BILLS.(number of H-1B visas to be reduced)(Brief Article)
- * When Congress returns from its Labor Day recess, don't expect it to take action on any of three pending high-tech H-1B visa bills. The number of H-1B visas--used by companies to hire non-U.S. citizens to fill high-tech jobs--is scheduled to decreas * When Congress returns...
- Research articles 2000-09-04
- Congress to Consider Increasing Visas for Highly Skilled Immigrants.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Apr. 12--WASHINGTON--The chairman of an important congressional immigration committee Tuesday revised an earlier proposal to increase the number of visas for highly skilled foreign workers, removing any annual limit for the next three years but keepi Apr. 12--WASHINGTON--The chairman of an important congressional immigration committee...
- Research articles 2000-04-11
- Labor Department initiatives will foster more migrant farmworker visas.(FARM LABOR)
- Labor Dept. initiatives will foster more migrant farmworker visas by next spring. The new guidance directs state workforce agencies to verify eligibility of workers before referring them to farm employers. It also encourages them to make required hou Labor Dept. initiatives will foster more migrant farmworker...
- Research articles 2007-12-07
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