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H.R. 5233, The Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 5233 would extend for two years the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for H-2B temporary workers.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log inGiving Relief to editOur Small Businesses Act - Amends the wikiImmigration and be the firstNationality Act to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural workers) from annual numerical limitations during FY2008 or FY2009.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 2/6/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Visitor Comments
Sharon Carawan
February 11, 2008, 7:33am (report abuse)There are 1000's of businesses depending on the passing of this bill soon. My businesses will close without it. What can we do?
Jose Corpuz
February 29, 2008, 6:53pm (report abuse)We need to pass the bill,H-2B visa this is
not illegal work, we pay taxes,
we pay rent to american landlord,
we buy gas in the US, we buy food
to american companies, so every body is a winner.
Zoltan Szabo
May 16, 2008, 12:42pm (report abuse)Not to mention all those dollars H-2B workers pay as Social Security Tax, and they wont see any of those back, they wont likely to retire in the US.
Who is winning with it then? Or am I misinformed, and the US Social Security System doesn`t need some extra money?