Another provision in the bill would prohibit any company from sending a foreign national employee (on an H-1B or L-1) to work with a customer offsite without first obtaining permission (via a formal waiver process) from the U.S. Department of Labor (or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for an L-1).

FORBES: Requiring Foreigners to Be Paid More Than Americans

Labour costs per employee for foreign manufacturers were 50% higher than those controlled in Scotland.

BBC: Who owns the best of Scotland?

Here a dentist, doctor or small-business owner signs an employment contract with a foreign (usually Irish) employee-leasing company, which then leases his services to a U.S. leasing company, which in turn leases his services back to his business or practice.

FORBES: U.S. tax rackets

Ray Haynes, would create a task force to review potential foreign investment by California's state employee and teacher pension funds and alert the funds of national security and human rights concerns.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Tim Summers, the firm's chief operating officer, who is a former BP employee, said the firm would need visas for 150 foreign workers.

ECONOMIST: TNK-BP

The foreign staff's troubles began, BP says, when an employee who is also a shareholder of AAR deliberately applied for the wrong number of visas.

ECONOMIST: TNK-BP

Another factor that can discourage foreign companies from setting up sophisticated operations in China is the dramatic rate of employee turnover.

ECONOMIST: Novartis