To boost this effect, Australia has cut the number of skilled worker visas that it offers. Malaysia more or less stopped issuing work permits in 2009.

为增加该效应，澳大利亚已削减了对技术工人发放的签证，马来西亚2009年几乎停发工作许可。

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Consulates will ask people applying for guest-worker visas how much they paid a recruitment company.

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It plans to foot that bill by increasing significantly the fees for skilled-worker visas (known as H1-B and L-1 visas).

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The data shows that since fiscal year 2008, the agency has issued 15% fewer H-1B high-skilled worker visas than the law requires.

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