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DHS Publishes Final Rule To End H-1B Visa Lottery

January 8, 2021

Partner Bo Cooper, in Forbes, offers insight into the rule, which he says would make it a U.S. priority to recruit primarily individuals who are already senior professionals, over international students.

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