The new program would fill needs employers say they have that are not currently met by U.S. immigration programs.

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HealthPartners, a large nonprofit health system and insurer based in Minneapolis, asks members who have an employer-sponsored wellness program to fill out a survey assessing health risks.

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The AFL-CIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce had been fighting over wages for tens of thousands of low-skilled workers who would be brought in under the new program to fill jobs in construction, hotels and resorts, nursing homes and restaurants, and other industries.

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