A final, desperate -- and doomed -- push for H-1B restrictions

[markiv]

Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are backing a proposed amendment to the immigration bill that would require employers to "first offer a vacant position to an equally or better qualified American worker" before filling the job with an H-1B worker.

This lack of preference in the current bill is sore point with Grassley.

The Senate immigration bill, as initially drafted by a bipartisan group of senators, the so called "gang of eight," included U.S. worker preference in hiring. The tech industry opposed it, and worked with an ally, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), to get the clause removed.

(Al Franken voted against those protections, but said he might help'tweak it down the read' - wouldnt this be the time to start tweaking? Dont see his name mentioned anywhere in this article

see this thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022846502)

[forestpath]

1. Seems like Al Franken is just another Democrat who has been bought and paid for.

[markiv]

2. Franken defended NSA stuff too

in reality, he's waaay to the right of Reagan, who was another Democratic party actor turned politician, Reagan was just a little more honest about his positions

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=506214

[markiv]

3. why are we massivly replacing more American workers in a recession?

the economy is barely limping along with massive deficits (yes, they're smaller, but still massive) and massive monetary stimulus

why are we putting up a bill that legally allows employers to completely skip over American workers?!?!?

[Skidmore]

4. Jesu, who know Grassley could be on the right side of an issue for a change.

[markiv]

6. he's been on the right side of the H-1b issue for a long time

the real question is, where the hell are the (bulk of) democrats?!?!?!

[KoKo]

5. I thank them for trying...

[historylovr]

7. K & R.

[markiv]

8. why does this party support a war on tech workers?

all the while claiming to try to 'promote study of STEM in young people'?