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Immigration Hearing Thursday on Whether Congress Should Raise the H-1B cap
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admin on Sunday, April 02 @ 21:06:31 EDT
: " (Of those testifying John Miano is on our side. He is the one who did the wage and comparison study of H-1bs entitled "The Bottom of the pay scale". You can find it at http://www.cis.org/articles/2005/back1305.html, The study shows how badly H-1bs are underpaid and it also explains why you folks in IT have not be getting pay raises very often.
It's worth taking a look at. especially if you ever want to win a argument with some fool who thinks H-1bs are good. By the way if you haven't emailed Congress yet now would be a good time.After all, it's only your career that is on the line.
Remember this is a numbers game so please get everyone else you know to do email Congress as well. Don't hesitate to share these emails with others. The job you save may be your own. If Congress lets in 600,000 H-1b next year, Americans in the IT industry will be at grave risk for being replaced. The WashTech smart webpage to email Congress can be found at http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/H1B. - jgm)
Immigration Subcommittee Oversight Hearing Thursday on Whether Congress Should Raise the H-1B Visa Cap
Wed Mar 29, 12:32 PM ET
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn, 202-225-2492, both of the House Committee on the Judiciary
News Advisory:
WHAT: Oversight Hearing entitled, "Should Congress Raise the H-1B Visa Cap"
WHO: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims -- Rep. John N. Hostettler (news, bio, voting record) (R-Ind.), Chairman
WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 9 a.m.
WHERE: 2141 Rayburn Building
H-1B visas are non-immigrant visas available to employers to bring temporary workers to the United States who are in "specialty occupations" and to fashion models who are of "distinguished merit and ability." H-1B visas are valid for up to three years, and may be extended for one additional three-year period. In order to qualify for an H-1B visa in a specialty occupation, the employee must have a college degree or its equivalent. Employers who wish to hire an H-1B non-immigrant worker must first attest that it will pay the H-1B worker the greater of the prevailing wage for that occupation or the actual wage it pays similar workers, and must also attest that there is not an ongoing labor dispute.
Background...
-- H-1B visas are currently capped at 65,000 annually. In recent months, the business community has been lobbying vigorously for an increase in visas numbers for the H-1B category, which is primarily comprised of highly skilled workers.
-- Proponents of increasing the H-1B visa cap state that highly skilled immigrants increase the wages of native-born citizens and provide an overall boost to the economy by making companies more competitive.
-- Critics of the H-1B program oppose increasing the cap because they maintain that employers often use H-1B visas to hire cheap foreign labor, undermining job opportunities and wages for U.S. workers.
-- Because fraud has historically been a problem with the H-1B visa category, Congress in 2004 imposed an additional $500 anti- fraud fee on all H-1B petitions.
WITNESSES: John Miano, author of a study on wages for computer programers on H-1B visas; Stuart Anderson, Executive Director for the National Foundation for American Policy; David Huber, high- tech worker from the Chicago area; and Dr. Delbert Baker, President of Oakwood College (Ala.).
http://www.usnewswire.com/
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/© 2006 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
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