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Published: December 18, 2006
Immigration: Overload of requests for employment visas after 9/11 causes massive delays
By Judy Gibbs Robinson
Desperation drove Chao Li to sue the U.S. government this fall.

For more than two years, the Chinese doctor had been waiting to become a legal permanent resident of the United States . Until he got his green card, he could not apply for grants — vital to his career as a researcher at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center . Changing jobs was out of the question under terms of his employment-based visa...

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