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H1-B Visa Applications Down Amid Economic Slump

Law360, New York (May 21, 2009) -- The economic downturn has severely decreased demand for visas covering highly skilled workers, but lawyers said government leaders need to address the caps placed on H-1B visas because the need for workers will return when the economy rebounds.

In the past few years, H1-B visas were in such high demand that the cap on them was reached within days or weeks after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services started...

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