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  • US govt shutdown may stall H-1B, green card processing, hitting Indians

    10/01/2025 6:46:29 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 33 replies
    Hindustan Times ^ | 10/1/2025 | Shashank Mattoo
    In another challenging development for Indian professionals in America, H-1B visas and green card processing is set to be affected as the US government shut down on Wednesday. The shutdown came after President Donald Trump’s Republicans and the opposition Democrats were unable to agree on a congressional budget bill that would fund the government. Immigration lawyers told HT that the shutdown, which ends funding for non-essential government services, will particularly impact new applicants for H-1B visas and employment-based green cards. This development came after the Trump administration announced a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee for new applicants. The fee...
  • Store YANKS FIREWORKS Offensive to Muslims

    07/07/2009 11:23:10 AM PDT · by rface · 31 replies · 1,401+ views
    WXOW - AP ^ | 7.04.09 | AP
    A Wisconsin fireworks store has yanked a brand off its shelves [ snip ] The fireworks were called "Run Hadji Run." The packaging showed a cartoon drawing of Uncle Sam yanking the beard of a man dressed in Muslim attire, and the other showed a bomber jet flying over a group of Arab men on camels. "Hadji" is a title given to Muslims who have completed a pilgrimage to Mecca.