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Bill from Orrin Hatch, Jeff Flake would more than double high-tech visas

By Sean Higgins
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Bill from Orrin Hatch, Jeff Flake would more than double high-tech visas

Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Jeff Flake of Arizona have introduced legislation that would double the number of visas given out annually for foreign workers in highly skilled occupations to 195,000.

The senators will try to get the measure added as an amendment to any legislation to resolve the political standoff over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program.

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