Siskind Summary – Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 (“I-Squared”)
By Greg Siskind
Title I – Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas
Section 101. Market-Based H-1B Visa Limits
The H-1B cap shall be calculated first determining a base number using the number allocated in …
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