For what may by the first time, the number of H-1B petitions withdrawn by applicants or rejected by U.S. authorities is exceeding the number of new petitions for the visas – as published in Computerworld 7/22/2009.  Employers are finding it impossible to respond to the burdensome and extensive requests for additional evidence, and are withdrawing their petitions in this season of high scrutiny and enforcement.

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