H-1B visas

Slump Sinks Visa Program

Miriam Jordan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 29, 2009 at 9:20 am PT

A coveted visa program that feeds skilled workers to top-tier U.S. technology companies and universities is on track to leave thousands of spots unfilled for the first time since 2003, a sign of how the weak economy has eroded employment even among highly trained professionals.