U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting petitions for H-1B visas on April 1 for fiscal year 2012, but there has not been the usual flood of petitions. According to the Workforce Management article,"Demand for H-1B Visas Off to Slower Start," only 5,900 petitions that fall under the general H-1B visa cap of 65,000 had been filed as of April 8. And only 4,500 had been rece…