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US Congress encouraged to lay out the welcome mat for skilled foreigners

US high-tech industry is crying out for skilled foreign workers, but there just aren't enough visas to go round. Diane Gershon explores…

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  1. Diane Gershon is Assistant Editor, New Technology, at Nature Medicine

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Gershon, D. US Congress encouraged to lay out the welcome mat for skilled foreigners . Nature 405, 597–598 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35014682

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