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On the recordMay 5, 2009
The most outrageous abuses when it comes to H-1B visas include the fact that some major companies overseas, primarily in India, have successfully managed to marshal many of these H-1B visas and make a profit off of them.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights exploitation of the H-1B visa system by overseas companies.

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