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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Truth" |
| Date: |
25 May 2006 06:21:56 AM |
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>>>>IMMIGRATION BILL RAISES H1-B VISA CAP FROM 65,000 to 138,000<<<< |
Scumbag Congress representatives trying to pass the "so-called"
Immigration Bill are misrepresenting the American worker again and
siding with U.S. and Indian technology companies to "import" and
"displace" American tech workers by raising the H1-B visa cap from
65,000 to 138,000.
Contact your Senate representatives now to remove the raising of the
H1-B visa cap in the Immigration Bill NOW!!!
You can take action on this alert via the web at:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/_H1B/xebu6d407wi3et?
Feinstein Considers Amendment to limit Damage
Washington DC -- The Senate continues to debate an immigration bill
that would be a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.
The bill currently under consideration would also greatly expand the
H-1B visa program that allows highly skilled professionals to enter
the U.S. for up to six years.
The bill, also known as the Specter Bill for Sen. Arlen Specter
(R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary, would for all practical
purposes increase the H-1B visa cap from 65,000 to 138,000 by allowing
for a 20 percent escalator when the number of visas requested by
employers reaches 115,000. Another provision in the bill would exempt
workers from the cap if they have an advanced degree in science,
technology, engineering or math. According to the AFL-CIO Department
of Professional Employees, the Specter bill could very well mean
400,000 additional H-1B visas being issued.
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is considering offering an amendment to
the bill that would eliminate the 20 percent escalator clause once
115,000 H-1B visas have been issued.
Sen. Feinstein has flip-flopped on the H-1B visa issue; she was first
opposed to increasing the cap before she decided she was in favor of
increasing it after heavy lobbying from the tech industry.
In e-mail responses to her constituents on her H-1B visa position she
writes:
"I voted to increase the annual cap on H-1B visas from the current
level of 65,000 to 115,000 with the possibility of a further 20%
increase every year the cap is met. The fact is that in order to
remain globally competitive, America must take in talented workers
from around the world to work alongside Americans."
"At the same time though, the Department of Labor must ensure that
American workers are not discriminated against. I do not support
replacing American workers with foreign-born workers and I believe
that in the long term we must reduce our dependency on these visas.
Please know that I will keep your concerns in mind as Congress
exercises oversight of the H-1B temporary worker program."
Immigration issues are turning out to be a front and center topic for
the upcoming election this fall. It is possible the election year
politics may end any chances of reform for this year.
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