President Donald Trump on Friday, signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay $100,000 per year for each H-1B visa worker, along with stricter wage requirements, to curb program abuse and prioritize American hires. The policy applies to new and renewal applications and introduces a ‘gold card’ program for wealthy investors offering expedited visas for up...
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U.S President Trump Signs Proclamation Imposing $100K/Year For H-1B Visa Workers
President Donald Trump on Friday, signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay $100,000 per year for each H-1B visa worker, along with stricter wage requirements, to curb program abuse and prioritize American hires. The policy applies to new and renewal applications and introduces a ‘gold card’ program for wealthy investors offering expedited visas for up...
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UN Votes To Let Palestinian Leader Address General Assembly By Video After US Visa Denial
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address its annual meeting of world leaders by video after the United States revoked his visa last month. The motion passed by a vote of 145-5, with six abstentions. Abbas had hoped to attend a meeting next week called for by France and Saudi...
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President Trump Addresses Mayor Of London’s Absence At The Royal Banquet, Claims He Didn’t Want Sadiq Khan On His UK State Visit
Trump says: “He wanted to be there. As I understand it, I didn’t want it. I’ve not liked him for a long time.” ‘I think the mayor of London Khan is among the worst mayors in the world, and we have some bad ones. Trump said Khan had done a ‘terrible job’ and that crime...
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Deporting Guatemalan Migrant Children
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court struggle over one of the most sensitive issues in Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda. The decision by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly comes after...
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Parties Of Both Main Candidates Claim Malawi Election Victory But Results Not Yet Announced
he parties of the two main candidates in Malawi’s presidential election declared victory Thursday, drawing rebukes from the electoral commission which is yet to announce results. Tuesday’s vote is expected to be a close race between President Lazarus Chakwera and challenger Peter Mutharika, the former president who was beaten by Chakwera in the last elections five years ago....
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AP Exclusive: Russia, Vietnam Using Energy Profits To Avoid Possible US Sanctions For Arms Deals
Russia and Vietnam have developed a back-door method of concealing arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using the profits from joint oil and gas ventures to pay off defense contracts without any open transfers of cash through the global banking system, according to internal Vietnamese documents obtained by The Associated Press....