New rules raise standards and cost of H-1B visas.

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New federal rules that took effect October 8 will restrict employers' ability to use H-1B visas to bring highly skilled foreign nationals to work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security ruling increases the required wages that employers must pay their H-1B workers, limits the visas to fewer technical fields and shortens the length of time people may...