81.  He would not hire foreign workers, only Cambodians, because the point of the project was to help his homeland.

82.  He said many companies are laying off workers, so there was no need to allow more foreign workers to take those jobs.

83.  High-tech companies, who complain of a shortage of suitable workers, are leading the fight to defeat additional requirements for hiring foreign workers.

84.  High-tech firms say a higher quota of foreign workers is needed because the booming economy has left thousands of US computer jobs vacant.

85.  High-tech companies insist that more visas for foreign workers will allow them to fill vacancies as well as cherry-pick talent from foreign countries.

86.  High-tech companies must secure visas for foreign workers, but their numbers are limited by law.

87.  Human rights and labor groups are also urging the Justice Department to investigate the trafficking in and abuse of foreign workers on Saipan.

88.  In addition, it would have made it more difficult for employers to hire skilled foreign workers who eventually would be eligible to become citizens.

89.  Immigrant safety was also the impetus for a bank account promoted in North Carolina, where the construction, textile and manufacturing industries attract foreign workers.

90.  In addition, foreign workers may be unaware of their rights and unwilling to complain, the GAO said.