Voice of America: US Business, Labor Agree on Immigration Deal

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

US Business, Labor Agree on Immigration Deal Mar 31st 2013, 05:43 U.S. officials say big business and labor have reached an agreement on a low-skilled guest-worker program, creating a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. Under the agreement, a new "W visa" program would go into effect April 1, 2015.  After a year, W visa holders would be able to seek permanent status and they would be able to change jobs. In the first year of the program, 20,000 visas would be issued, eventually expanding to a maximum of 200,000 visas ... Media files: C775C9CF-5187-4C23-84B9-D5B5390E6C97_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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