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Re:Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up by mingfli on Friday January 29, 2016 @12:51PM (#10996927)
No, that only applies to green card applications through work. General work visas don't usually have this restriction.
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Re:Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up by st3v3r on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:00PM (#10997026)
H-1B explicitly does.
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Re:Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up by mingfli on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:02PM (#10997045)
Umm, no it doesn't. http://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/h-1b-specialty-occupatio...
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Re:Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up by ConfuciusSay on Friday January 29, 2016 @01:41PM (#10997398)
It doesn't, it's a misconception.

You see often enough companies hiring H1-B's, have their American equivalents train them, and then fire the American workers.

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