Grassley, Durbin plan to renew H-1B fight in Senate

[OhioChick]

Source: Computer World

Two visa critics will reintroduce bill requiring 'good faith' effort to hire U.S. citizens

March 31, 2009 (Computerworld) Two U.S. senators plan to reintroduce legislation that would require employers to make a "good faith" effort to hire U.S. citizens over H-1B visa holders, after failing to win approval for a similar bill two years ago.

The earlier measure was introduced in March 2007 by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), but it died after being folded into a comprehensive immigration reform bill that was killed without coming up for a vote. The two lawmakers are aiming to introduce the new bill this week, according to a spokeswoman in Grassley's office.

The widespread layoffs being caused by the economic recession may help Grassley and Durbin this time around. Earlier this year, for instance, Grassley and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) succeeded at getting H-1B hiring restrictions on financial services firms that receive federal bailout money into the massive economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Barack Obama.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which had to award H-1B visas via a lottery system in both 2007 and 2008, will begin accepting visa applications for the federal fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.



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About damn time. :applause:

I do hope this "good faith effort" means more than it has in the past.

[ChromeFoundry]

1. This is great...

but I also want to see Obama support this bill. I supported, gave and voted for him because of his campaign promises.

Now when is HE going to start supporting those who put him in this powerful position?

[Inuca]

12. Yeah... the lazy bum... n/t

[ChromeFoundry]

13. I never called him lazy.

I only expect him to keep his campaign promises. Snark usually doesn't help much.

[Inuca]

14. I ws refering to

"Now when is HE going to start supporting those who put him in this powerful position?"

I think he started on 1/21 and he is doing a lot. Maybe not everything that you would like or everything that I would like, but a lot. An most of it in support o fthose who voted for him. That's why I think that your statement deserved the snark.

[ChromeFoundry]

15. I don't see how secret meetings

with the heads of Indian outsourcing companies - to offer assurances that companies receiving stimulus and bail-out funds, will be allowed to offshore jobs to India; is in the interests of most that voted for him.

India Inc. gets White House meeting on H-1B visas
Head of business delegation from India said to describe session with Obama economic adviser Lawrence Summers as 'positive'
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130258&intsrc=hm_list


Yes he did state that he has a big job in from of him, in January. It is our job to tell him what parts of his job are most important.

Unless you think Items like this should be at the top of the agenda for this country:

Senate reviewing how college football picks No. 1
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hV4mOJQgUsQthrydU_Vty4iVgC5gD9759GG00

[ihavenobias]

2. Durbin has been pretty good.

K & R

[gulfcoastliberal]

3. Good! K&R... nt

[rurallib]

4. Wow. Chuckles doing something for citizens. Will wonders never cease.

[w4rma]

5. Fantastic!!! This *will* help our economy. (nt)

[babylonsister]

6. This is great! nt

[Thor_MN]

7. There needs to be some teeth to provide consequences for dodging that "good faith" effort

People who reword a job requirement such that no one fits the job, then hire someone on a H1-B need to be fined heavily and deported to the country that provided the hireee. The person that taught them how to do it gets to row the boat.

[OhioChick]

9. I agree. n/t

[AndyTiedye]

10. Don't They Already Have to Declare That There Are No Qualified People Here?

To do that in this job market, they would have to perjure themselves, surely.

I think the current penalties for perjury would be an effective deterrent,
IF they were enforced in these cases.

[OhioChick]

11. "Don't They Already Have to Declare That There Are No Qualified People Here?"

Yes, they do. I've worked at several companies that put ads in the papers, get hundreds upon hundreds of resumes from unemployed US citizens......then throw them out, keep their H-1B visa worker and say they made a "good faith effort."

[AndyTiedye]

16. Isn't That Perjury?

They are laying people off at the same time as they are signing these declarations. For the same jobs. How is that not perjury?

[OhioChick]

17. One would think.

Perhaps corporations have found another loophole.

[Deja Q]

18. Perjure? You betcha.

Especially if any employees had to train the H1Bs that replaced them.

[OhioChick]

19. AZlady here trained 4 replacements at 4 different companies! n/t

[Deja Q]

20. EEK!!

:( :( :( :(

:hug:

:grouphug:

[Azlady]

8. Yes! Lets hope this helps k&R