11.   Historically, the visa program has seen limited popularity.

12.   INS officials said a simulation program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga., would be used to develop a visa monitoring program.

13.   Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich has said the foreign worker visa program should be changed.

14.   Lately, the visa program has come under criticism for leaving some workers in limbo after their work visas expire, and even some supporters admit mix-ups do occur.

15.   Labor unions and immigrant advocates have long opposed temporary visa programs as creating a class of low-paid workers vulnerable to abuse.

16.   Liberal Democrats with close links to labor unions and conservative Republicans who want to limit immigration are united in their dislike for an expanded visa program.

17.   Papademetriou and othes defend the worker visa programs in theory.

18.   She also suggested the visa program be changed to enable more hospitals to hire foreign workers.

19.   The bill also has provisions aimed at improving administration of the visa program.

20.   The Boston Globe reported that year that Mohamed had originally been admitted to the United States under a special visa program controlled by the CIA.