IMMIGRATION FOR COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS
(2012)
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2012
December
November
- House Approves STEM Bill, but It’s No Victory (11-30-12)
- White House Opposes GOP STEM ‘Visa Bill as Heat Rises (11-27-12)
- Election May Force Congress to Act on Tech Immigration (11-7-12)
October
- High-Skill Visa Reform Needs Action by Congress, Obama Says (10-11-12)
- Microsoft Pitches New $10,000 H1B Visas (10-8-12)
September
- Trying to Fill 6,000 Jobs, Microsoft Pitches $10,000 H-1B Visas (9-28-12)
- Tech Industry Bets on Republicans and Loses (9-21-12)
- Republican STEM Visa Bill Fails (9-20-12)
- Schumer to Introduce Own STEM Visa Bill (9-17-12)
- Congress to Tackle High-Skilled Immigration (9-17-12)
- Parties Lock Horns Over Legislation to Boost High-Skilled Immigration (9-16-12)
- Democrats Produce Rival STEM Bill (9-15-12)
- Republicans Ready ‘STEM Jobs Act’ (9-14-12)
August
- Tech Lobby in Tampa: We’re Hiring and We’re Bipartisan (8-27-12)
- Fewer Outsourcing Contracts Going Around (8-10-12)
- India’s Massive Blackout Tests Outsourcing Providers (8-2-12)
July
- Microsoft Tops H-1B Visa Employer List (7-24-12)
- Outsourcing: What Romney and Obama Don’t Discuss (7-20-12)
- Brookings H-1B report draws criticism (7-19-12)
- New York leads in H-1B demand (7-18-12)
- Tech Giants Urge Passage of STEM Green Card Bill (7-17-12)
- IT offshoring: Romney vs. Obama (7-5-12)
June
- Grassley plan for tougher H-1B enforcement revealed (6-27-12)
- Supreme Court ‘papers please’ ruling hits Arizona H-1B workers (6-25-12)
- Federal complaint outlines H-1B fraud scheme (6-19-12)
- Infosys employees had concerns about visa use (6-14-12)
- Congress’ Three Options After H-1B Cap is Reached (6-12-12)
- Obama Extends OPT Visa Program for Foreign Students (6-4-12)
May
April
- Lofgren Says ‘Toxic Environment’ Stalls Visa Reform (4-26-12)
- IEEE says L-1 visa not intended for outsourcers (4-3-12)
March
- Charting H-1B Users, as Attention Shifts to L-1 (3-28-12)
- Indian, U.S. firms urge Obama action on visas (3-23-12)
February
- Obama’s H-1B Answer in Forum May Haunt Him (2-8-12)
- H-1B Workers Are Better Paid, More Educated, Study Finds (2-3-12)
January
- Obama Confronted on H-1B Use During Google+ Hangout (1-31-12)
- The Top 10 H-1B Users in the U.S. (1-27-12)
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