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On the recordMarch 12, 2008
Does the Senator feel the option of job vacancies that may be filled by H-1B visa holders should first be offered to Americans to fill those jobs before an H-1B visa is given to a person coming from another country?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the priority of job vacancies for American workers in relation to H-1B visa holders.

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