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Increase H-1B visa numbers for skilled workers

  June 03, 2012

On April 2, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services opened applications for the coveted H1-B visas for immigrants. The government has received 42,000 requests so far, a number that far outpaces last year and makes it likely that the entire year’s quota of 65,000 applicants will be filled by June. Congress should quickly increase the quota. We have every economic incentive to keep recent graduates and welcome new immigrants, especially with much needed tech skills.

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