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The stated rationale for the H-1B programme is to help employers when they have trouble filling positions requiring certain specialised skills.
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Noam Scheiber
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WASHINGTON - Before last autumn’s presidential election, Mr Kevin Lynn had spent seven mostly fruitless years trying to stop US companies from relying heavily on foreign workers to do white-collar jobs.
The advocacy group Mr Lynn leads, now called the Institute for Sound Public Policy, occasionally made a splash.
