http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=290 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <h3 id="toc3"> Provided by www.immigrationvoice.org </h3> <br /> This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.<p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Points Against </h2> <h3 id="toc5"> Provided by www.programmersguild.org </h3> <p><i>The problem with this bill is that it expands the H-1b program without correcting these flaws that are causing harm to qualified American workers:</i></p> <p>Currently only the 1% of H-1b-dependent employers must make a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. Indian bodyshops can hire exclusively H-1b provided they either pay their workers $60,000 OR hire workers with at least a masters degree - in which case there is no minimum salary. This explains why many bodyshop ads requiring a masters degree.</p> <p>Currently it is legal for employers to use the H-1b visa to displace qualified American workers. (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/congressional-report-documents-that-h.html)</p> <p>Currently the H-1b &quot;prevailing wage&quot; is the 17th percentile of what average Americans earn in the same jobs. (Ref: www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb407549.htm)</p> <p>IT wages have been falling (relative to inflation and other professions) for the past several years, and the total number of jobs is still below the peak - but 500,000 H-1b have flooded the job market anyway. Many highly skilled Americans cannot find work. Employers report receiving hundreds of resumes for single positions by running a classified ad. Microsoft does not recruit at any of the 22 California State University campuses, and only makes offers to about one percent of applicants.</p> <p>Open any major U.S. newspaper and you'll see only a few IT/Software job ads - and many of those are fake job ads for PERM greencard recruitment www.programmersguild.org/RIR/</p> <p>If there were a labor shortage, then employers would be lining up to hire the IT workers being laid off by HP, Intel, and IBM. But in fact most of these workers have trouble finding jobs, and some are forced to leave the profession: (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/us-corporations-are-purging-top.html)</p> <p>The fundamental duty to Congress is to protect the interests of Americans, which includes the liberty to pursue one's chosen profession. If there are labor shortages, wages will rise, thus drawing in more workers: Limit H-1b to those few instances where no Americans are available, and let the free market fill the remaining positions.</p> 290@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 16 May 2007 08:07:41 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=289 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc6"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc8"> Points in Favor </h2> <h3 id="toc9"> Provided by www.immigrationvoice.org </h3> <br /> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc10"> Points Against </h2> <h3 id="toc11"> Provided by www.programmersguild.org </h3> <p><i>The problem with this bill is that it expands the H-1b program without correcting these flaws that are causing harm to qualified American workers:</i></p> <p>Currently only the 1% of H-1b-dependent employers must make a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. Indian bodyshops can hire exclusively H-1b provided they either pay their workers $60,000 OR hire workers with at least a masters degree - in which case there is no minimum salary. This explains why many bodyshop ads requiring a masters degree.</p> <p>Currently it is legal for employers to use the H-1b visa to displace qualified American workers. (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/congressional-report-documents-that-h.html)</p> <p>Currently the H-1b &quot;prevailing wage&quot; is the 17th percentile of what average Americans earn in the same jobs. (Ref: www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb407549.htm)</p> <p>IT wages have been falling (relative to inflation and other professions) for the past several years, and the total number of jobs is still below the peak - but 500,000 H-1b have flooded the job market anyway. Many highly skilled Americans cannot find work. Employers report receiving hundreds of resumes for single positions by running a classified ad. Microsoft does not recruit at any of the 22 California State University campuses, and only makes offers to about one percent of applicants.</p> <p>Open any major U.S. newspaper and you'll see only a few IT/Software job ads - and many of those are fake job ads for PERM greencard recruitment www.programmersguild.org/RIR/</p> <p>If there were a labor shortage, then employers would be lining up to hire the IT workers being laid off by HP, Intel, and IBM. But in fact most of these workers have trouble finding jobs, and some are forced to leave the profession: (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/us-corporations-are-purging-top.html)</p> <p>The fundamental duty to Congress is to protect the interests of Americans, which includes the liberty to pursue one's chosen profession. If there are labor shortages, wages will rise, thus drawing in more workers: Limit H-1b to those few instances where no Americans are available, and let the free market fill the remaining positions.</p> 289@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 16 May 2007 08:07:23 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=283 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <h3 id="toc16"> Provided by www.programmersguild.org </h3> <p><i>The problem with this bill is that it expands the H-1b program without correcting these flaws that are causing harm to qualified American workers:</i></p> <p>Currently only the 1% of H-1b-dependent employers must make a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. Indian bodyshops can hire exclusively H-1b provided they either pay their workers $60,000 OR hire workers with at least a masters degree - in which case there is no minimum salary. This explains why many bodyshop ads requiring a masters degree.</p> <p>Currently it is legal for employers to use the H-1b visa to displace qualified American workers. (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/congressional-report-documents-that-h.html)</p> <p>Currently the H-1b &quot;prevailing wage&quot; is the 17th percentile of what average Americans earn in the same jobs. (Ref: www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb407549.htm)</p> <p>IT wages have been falling (relative to inflation and other professions) for the past several years, and the total number of jobs is still below the peak - but 500,000 H-1b have flooded the job market anyway. Many highly skilled Americans cannot find work. Employers report receiving hundreds of resumes for single positions by running a classified ad. Microsoft does not recruit at any of the 22 California State University campuses, and only makes offers to about one percent of applicants.</p> <p>Open any major U.S. newspaper and you'll see only a few IT/Software job ads - and many of those are fake job ads for PERM greencard recruitment www.programmersguild.org/RIR/</p> <p>If there were a labor shortage, then employers would be lining up to hire the IT workers being laid off by HP, Intel, and IBM. But in fact most of these workers have trouble finding jobs, and some are forced to leave the profession: (Ref: programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/us-corporations-are-purging-top.html)</p> <p>The fundamental duty to Congress is to protect the interests of Americans, which includes the liberty to pursue one's chosen profession. If there are labor shortages, wages will rise, thus drawing in more workers: Limit H-1b to those few instances where no Americans are available, and let the free market fill the remaining positions.</p> 283@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 May 2007 07:50:20 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=282 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc17"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc18"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc19"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc20"> Points Against </h2> <p>The problem with this bill is that it expands the H-1b program without correcting these flaws that are causing harm to qualified American workers:</p> <p>Currently only the 1% of &quot;H-1b-dependent&quot; employers must even first advertise openings to , much less make a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. Indian bodyshops can hire exclusively H-1b provided they either pay their workers $60,000 or hire workers with at least a masters degree - in which case there is no minimum salary. This explains many bodyshop ads requiring a masters degree.</p> <p>Currently it is legal for employers to use the H-1b visa to displace qualified American workers: http:<em>programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/congressional-report-documents-that-h.html</p> <p>Currently the H-1b &quot;prevailing wage&quot; is the 17th percentile of what average Americans earn in the same jobs. (Ref: http:</em>www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb407549.htm)</p> <p>IT wages have been falling (relative to inflation and other professions) for the past several years, and the total number of jobs is still below the peak - but 500,000 H-1b have flooded the job market anyway. Many highly skilled Americans cannot find work. Employers report receiving hundreds of resumes for single positions by running a classified ad. Microsoft does not recruit at any of the 22 California State University campuses, and only makes offers to about one percent of applicants.</p> <p>Open any major U.S. newspaper and you'll see only a few IT/Software job ads - and many of those are fake job ads for PERM greencard recruitment www.programmersguild.org/RIR/</p> <p>If there were a labor shortage, then employers would be lining up to hire the IT workers being laid off by HP, Intel, and IBM. But in fact most of these workers have trouble finding jobs, and some are forced to leave the profession: http://programmersguild.blogspot.com/2007/05/us-corporations-are-purging-top.html</p> <p>The fundamental duty to Congress is to protect the interests of Americans, which includes the liberty to pursue one's chosen profession. If there are labor shortages, wages will rise, thus drawing in more workers: Limit H-1b to those few instances where no Americans are available, and let the free market fill the remaining positions.</p> 282@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 May 2007 07:36:33 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=281 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc21"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc22"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc23"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc24"> Points Against </h2> <p>The problem with this bill is that it expands the H-1b program without correcting these flaws that are causing harm to qualified American workers:</p> <p>Currently only the 1% of &quot;H-1b-dependent&quot; employers must first recruit U.S. workers. Indian bodyshops can hire exclusively H-1b provided they either pay their workers $60,000 or hire workers with at least a masters degree - in which case there is no minimum salary. This explains many bodyshop ads requiring a masters degree.</p> <p>Currently it is legal for employers to use the H-1b visa to displace qualified American workers.</p> <p>Currently the H-1b &quot;prevailing wage&quot; is the 17th percentile of what average Americans earn in the same jobs. (Ref: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb407549.htm)</p> <p>Currently there is no requirement to even first advertise job openings to U.S. workers, much less make a good faith effort to recruit them.</p> <p>IT wages have been falling (relative to inflation and other professions) for the past several years, and the total number of jobs is still below the peak - but 500,000 H-1b have flooded the job market anyway. Many highly skilled Americans cannot find work. Employers report receiving hundreds of resumes for single positions by running a classified ad. Microsoft does not recruit at any of the 22 California State University campuses, and only makes offers to about one percent of applicants.</p> <p>Open any major U.S. newspaper and you'll see only a few IT/Software job ads - and many of those are fake job ads for PERM greencard recruitment www.programmersguild.org/RIR/</p> <p>The fundamental duty to Congress is to protect the interests of Americans, which includes the liberty to pursue one's chosen profession. If there are labor shortages, wages will rise, thus drawing in more workers: Limit H-1b to those few instances where no Americans are available, and let the free market fill the remaining positions.</p> 281@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 10 May 2007 07:27:34 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=271 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc25"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc26"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc27"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc28"> Points Against </h2> <p>The almost total lack of job postings, and the falling wages indicate that there is not a shortage of workers in this field. Obviously the employers , the outsourcing agencies and the foriegn nationals who are working in the field would benifit at the expense of American workers.</p> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 271@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 08 May 2007 10:01:20 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=254 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc29"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc30"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc31"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and Compete America (http://www.competeamerica.org/) are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc32"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 254@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:12:48 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=253 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc33"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc34"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc35"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and [Compete America|http://www.competeamerica.org/] are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc36"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 253@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:11:35 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=249 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc37"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc38"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc39"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc40"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 249@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:35:42 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1092.html?rev=250 <p>S. 1092 would temporarily increase the number of visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.</p> <h2 id="toc41"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Leave in the 'default' tag if you do not have any edits for this section. When available, the default summary from the Congressional Research Service will automatically be added there. --> </p> <h2 id="toc42"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc43"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>This is a big crisis occurring with EB green cards. Because these visas are distributed equally among all countries, with a quota set for each country, backlogs have resulted for individuals coming from high-demand countries, even when the overall cap has not been reached and regardless of the fact that these high-demand countries are often the only source of individuals capable of filling high-skilled jobs American businesses need. Once the quota is met for nationals of a given country, only those who applied before a set cut-off date are able to get visas. The rest are forced to spend up to seven years waiting, unable to become true stakeholders in our country, putting their lives on hold in the hopes that a green card will eventually become available to them. Not surprisingly, these talented professionals often tire of waiting and leave the U.S. to put their knowledge and skills to use in other countries eager to compete with and surpass the U.S.</p> <p>The EB visa programs is a vital tool necessary to keep the U.S. economy competitive in the world market and to keep jobs in America. Far from harming U.S. workers and the U.S. economy, highly educated foreign professionals benefit our country by allowing U.S. employers to develop new products, undertake groundbreaking research, implement new projects, expand operations, create additional new jobs, and compete in the global marketplace. As President Bush has remarked, if these professionals are not permitted to come to the U.S. to share their expertise, they will go to other countries and benefit companies abroad instead. The end result will be American jobs lost and American projects losing out to foreign competition, with devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy.</p> <p>Immediate action is needed to resolve this problem. Organizations like www.Immigrationvoice.org and competeamerica are working hard and meeting lawmakers and urging them to resolve it as soon as possible. Everyone affected by this problem should join hands and work towards getting this resolved.</p> <h2 id="toc44"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 250@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:35:42 EDT