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The H-1B visa status is a temporary employment status for occupations that require a specialized bachelor’s degree for entry into the field. Classic examples of H-1B occupations include engineers, computer scientists, teachers, accountants, architects and physicians. While the H-1B category has provided many benefits to America it is currently under attack in Congress. Senators Durbin and Grassley have introduced a draconian bill with provisions that would severely limit the ability of USemployers to petition foreign workers in H-1B status. These include Department of Labor oversight provisions similar to the labor certification process. This virtually guarantees backlog and processing delays of several years before an H-1B worker will be able to come on board with an employer. This alarming movement in Congress is being challenged by advocacy groups, lawyers and economists with hard empirical data on the benefits to the U
Seconomy, workforce and society these tax-paying H-1B workers bring to the US. The troubled USeconomy and rising unemployment is a major impetus behind the push to restrict and hobble the H-1B category. H-1B opponents are asking how can we take away jobs from Americans and give them to foreigners, especially our unemployed. Proponents of H-1B are working hard to educate the public and Congress on how the facts, figures, and numbers show H-1Bs do not take away jobs.If unemployment continues to rise, members of Congress are going to be politically hard pressed to explain why they support an immigration program that has the appearance of taking jobs away from USworkers. Emotions can very easily overcome the facts in the decision making process. Many of us are working towards not allowing it to come to this.
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