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Quote of the day: H-1B suggests too many smart people coming

April 27, 2005 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he doesn't buy the rationale behind the H-1B visa, that "too many smart people are coming." TAGS: H-1B, Bill Gates, chairman, Microsoft Corp.

Photos: Fed limits on H-1B under fire

April 27, 2005 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, other panelists take aim at U.S. immigration policy at Library of Congress panel discussion. TAGS: H-1B, The Library of Congress, Bill Gates, chairman, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Rush for H-1B visas under way

April 2, 2007 April 1 marks start date for tech firms to apply for the visas. But even after prodding from Bill Gates, Congress hasn't raised the limit. TAGS: H-1B, limit, Bill Gates, worker, Microsoft Corp.

H-1B applications for 2006 piling up

August 6, 2005 Employers have applied for 49,040 H-1B guest worker visas for next fiscal year, more than 75 percent of the program's annual cap. TAGS: H-1B, fiscal year, employer, cap, U.S.

Report: More info needed on H-1Bs

October 3, 2003 Congress' accounting office says the government should do a better job of collecting data to help determine the impact the controversial H-1B guest-worker program has on U.S. workers. TAGS: H-1B, occupation, worker, employer, U.S., accounting, study, information technology

Gates hits out at H-1B limits

April 27, 2005 Bill Gates offers a scathing critique of U.S. immigration rules. Also: Tech's generation gap. TAGS: H-1B, Bill Gates, chairman, China, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Senators propose infinite H-1Bs for advanced degree holders

May 15, 2007 Bill would exempt anyone with a master's degree or higher from a U.S. university, or with such a degree from a foreign university in certain fields. TAGS: H-1B, foreigner, degree, proposal, senator, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Does H-1B surge mean cap should be raised?

April 4, 2007 Tech industry says the record run on visas means Congress must take action, but critics of the system say there's more to the story. TAGS: H-1B, quota, cap, lawyer, founder, worker

More H-1B visas on the way?

November 4, 2005 Senate has approved a provision that would bump up the number of available guest-worker visas by 30,000 next year. TAGS: H-1B, worker, U.S.

H-1B visa expansion clarified

May 6, 2005 Some 20,000 new guest worker visas this year will be reserved for foreigners with an advanced degree from a U.S. academic institution. TAGS: H-1B, cap, worker, agency, U.S.

Group wants H-1B visa exemptions

May 6, 2004 Compete America argues that foreigners who have earned masters and doctorate degrees from U.S. universities should be exempt from the program's cap. TAGS: H-1B, exemption, cap, master, degree, worker, U.S.

Senate bill gives Americans preference for tech jobs

April 3, 2007 Concerns about abuse of H-1B visas have prompted bipartisan proposal that would place restrictions on companies making foreign hires. TAGS: H-1B, foreigner, employer, cap, hiring, workforce, worker, proposal, U.S.

Waging battle on foreign labor

October 6, 2005 Concerns that H-1B visas are being used to hire cheap workers who threaten U.S. jobs and wages renew opposition to the program. TAGS: H-1B, employer, worker, salary, U.S., law, president

Bill adds 20,000 H-1B visas

November 22, 2004 Exempts certain grads of U.S. schools from H-1B cap, requires firms to attest that H-1B worker will not displace U.S. worker. TAGS: H-1B, cap, L-1, exemption, institution, worker, bill, U.S., degree, America, president
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