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Labor/Employment

Apr. 6, 2007

Employers See Crisis in Visas for Foreigners

LOS ANGELES - For the first time since federal officials began issuing special visas in 1952, the immigration service was forced to stop accepting H1-B applications the same day the process began.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - For the first time since federal officials began issuing special visas in 1952, the immigration service was forced to stop accepting H1-B applications the same day the process began.
      Monday was the first day U.S. companies could apply for the permits. The H1-B visas allow employers to hire computer programmers, scientists and o...

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