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Strapped Employers Hope to Expand Visa Program

By Sara Schaefer Munoz

March 15, 2004 12:00 PM ET

CareerJournal - WASHINGTON -- Manufacturers and high-tech companies are starting a long-shot effort to persuade Congress to boost the number of visas allowed for foreign workers with advanced degrees from U.S. universities as a way to get around a cap on visas.
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