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• Weak economy, anti-immigrant sentiment hit H- 1B visa program
  
  Author: By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | Date: Nov 26, 2009
  ...immigrant sentiment hit H- 1B visa program Although employers in just one day...000 available visas, would-be immigrants...700 petitions for employment as of Sept 25 about...unfilled spots in the H- 1B visa program for...hiring foreign-born workers are also taking...largest recipients of H- 1B visas, according...
• Visa. Priceless
  
  Author: Paul McLellan | Date: Apr 1, 2009
  ...Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Visa. Priceless Apr 1 2009 12...that applications for H-1 visas opens. And probably closes...lead to renewed focus in the H- 1B visa cap, not to mention xenophobic...entire year’s supply of visas goes in a day so the old model...overseas, hire him or her, get a visa and set the start date a few...
• H-1Bs: Should US visa policies adjust in this economy?
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Mar 19, 2009
  ...1Bs: Should US visa policies adjust in...the April 1, 2009 H- 1B visa application...high, high-tech employers will still lineup for H- 1B applications seeking to claim an H- 1B worker in the upcoming fiscal...total, 85,000 work visas will be distributed...away from homegrown workers. Much of the...
• What's in a name--developer, engineer, architect?
  
  Author: Rick Nelson, Chief Editor | Date: Feb 19, 2009
  ...mean something different from "uninterested"—despite common misuse. And it might be nice for HR departments or H- 1B visa processors to have engineering titles that immutably describe a certain level of experience and distinct skill sets...
• EDA Graffiti
  
  Author: Paul McLellan | Date: Jan 7, 2009
  ...Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Visa. Priceless Apr 1 2009 12...that applications for H-1 visas opens. And probably closes...lead to renewed focus in the H- 1B visa cap, not to mention xenophobic...that companies cannot use H-1 visas to hire talented people from...
• Readers' Choice: Most-clicked-on Electronic News Today 2008 content
  
  Author: Staff | Date: Dec 31, 2008
  ...Electronic News Today. Engineering employment, Blu-Ray, Apple, and solar projects...9 billion Gates: US needs H- 1B visa, education reform to stay competitive...compact fluorescent light bulbs H- 1B visa fraud found, reform proposed ...
• Life after layoffs: How to move forward after a job loss
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Dec 18, 2008
  ...toward your former employer/boss or colleagues...make successful employment transitions. Part...which found that employers are providing much...retraining for laid-off workers than they did in...EDN Hot Topic: H- 1B visas Loved by corporations...outsourcing, the H- 1B visa program remains...issue. EDN's H- 1B Hot Topic page aggregates...
• Halla on what the semiconductor industry is doing for you
  
  Author: Rick Nelson, Chief Editor | Date: Nov 10, 2008
  ...to Washington with Intel Chairman Craig R. Barrett on behalf of the SIA. He said the two pushed for expansion of the H- 1B visa program and for more support for research, including full funding of the America Competes act, mostly to no avail...
• Obama wins, gives nod to tech
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Nov 5, 2008
  ...comments from both Obama and McCain supporters. And you brought their campaigns into tech perspective, discussing the H- 1B visa system, R&D funding, and the multitude of other issues that could be affected in the next four years. Watching...
• Before you vote, read this
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Nov 4, 2008
  ...Ensuring US tech leadership through policy action H- 1B visa Hot Topics page McCain pledges $300M battery prize...9M in 2007 lobbying; does tech favor Democrats? H- 1B visa fraud found, reform proposed Intel names senator...
• US tech jobs increase, but growth slowing
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Oct 15, 2008
  ...high-tech manufacturing employment in the US was down in the...Meanwhile, high-tech services employment in the US was up, with the...Further impacting the US tech employment market are H- 1B visas. A recent investigation...
• This week in gEEk: Manufacturing bustles; Axing jobs and growth estimates; Tech's future with McCain or Obama
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 10, 2008
  ...tomorrow. Advertisement Click Here « H- 1B visa fraud found, reform ... | Main | Micron in the...future leadership, including R&D funding, and H- 1B visas. By the way, the H- 1B process has been discovered to be riddled with...
• H- 1B visa fraud found, reform proposed
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 9, 2008
  ...of 2007." L-1 visas are similar to H...and are based on employment history rather than...Requiring that before an employer may submit an H...employees are H- 1B visa holders. Giving...or more of those workers on H- 1B visas...any information in H- 1B visa applications indicating that an H- 1B employer is not... And requiring H- 1B and L-1 employers to pay employees...
• AMD enters survival mode: What spinning out manufacturing means for it, Intel, industry
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 8, 2008
  ...the tech innovation of tomorrow. Advertisement Click Here « McCain or Obama: Who's better ... | Main | H- 1B visa fraud found, reform ... » Wednesday, October 8, 2008 AMD enters survival mode: What spinning out manufacturing...
• George Scalise: Ensuring US tech leadership through policy action
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Oct 7, 2008
  ...leadership, including R&D funding, H- 1B visas, keeping manufacturing in the United...reform, what's your view of the H- 1B visa situation? For more information...just focus on one issue alone. The H- 1B visa is so important to maintain...
• EDN Hot Topics: Another way to get your information fix
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Sep 18, 2008
  ...EDN.com article or blog post and thought, "Man, that editor can spin a tale, but I wish I had more information on H- 1B visas"? In our endless quest to bring you better resources, EDN this week introduced its "Hot Topics" pages. Each...
• EDS: The shallow US talent pool
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: May 7, 2008
  ...also advocated the use of H- 1B visas as a way to fill positions...are no qualified American workers available. The debate...See “Wanted or not, H- 1B visa process starts on April 1,” and “ H- 1B visa cap (and readers...
• Readers’ Choice: Most clicked Electronic News Today Q1 content
  
  Author: Staff | Date: Apr 23, 2008
  ...this Now Hear This! blog post. Gates: US needs H- 1B visa, education reform to stay competitive 3/12/08 ...shortfall of skilled scientists and engineers," as he urges H- 1B visa, immigration, and education reform. Without such...
• IBM invested $7.9M in 2007 lobbying; does tech favor Democrats?
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Apr 15, 2008
  ...Advertisement Click Here « H- 1B visa cap (and readersR... | Main...Gates pushing for less stringent H- 1B visas and reformed immigration, I see...and when it comes to the likes of visa issues, NAFTA, green legislation...
• H- 1B visa cap (and readers’ limits) reached
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Apr 9, 2008
  ...2008 H- 1B visa cap (and readers...has received enough H- 1B petitions to meet...Wanted or not, H- 1B visa process starts...the way, allowed H- 1B petitions to be...competing for H- 1B visas within the already...suggest that foreign workers should not be allowed...keep salaries and employment high. Reader Peter J...