The bad news is, is that companies still haven't taken that final step in actually putting people on their payroll full-time.

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We are certainly capable of it and it's just making that final step, isn't it?

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Richard recently found out she's been granted an interview, the final step toward getting a green card, but she doesn't yet know when it will be.

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On Wednesday night she started fast but found herself a half step behind coming out of the final hurdle, then couldn't quite close the gap.

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Now, the final, critical step in winning the future is to make sure we aren't buried under a mountain of debt.

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