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==Congressional response to the H1b crisis== |
==Congressional response to the H1b crisis== |
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While legislators in the House and Senate have differing ideas on approaches, the topic of changes is H-1b administration is being discussed and analyzed with a resultant bill initiating in the Senate during the 110th Congress of the [[USA]].<ref>[http://www.aila.com/content/default.aspx?docid=22101 110th Congressional Session of the United States of America, ''A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas issued to highly skilled workers'']</ref> |
While legislators in the House and Senate have differing ideas on approaches, the topic of changes is H-1b administration is being discussed and analyzed with a resultant bill initiating in the Senate during the 110th Congress of the [[USA]].<ref>[http://www.aila.com/content/default.aspx?docid=22101 110th Congressional Session of the United States of America, ''A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas issued to highly skilled workers'']</ref> The short form of the Senate bill title is the "Hi-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007". This title itself has generated controversy in the United States from the medical community and other sectors who claim that the U.S. technology industry is receiving special protection not afforded other economy sectors. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The H1b crisis occurred most recently in 2007 when the US FY 2008 H-1B visa quota did not last through the first day of the year. On April 3, 2007, USCIS announced that it received more applications on April 2 than the 65,000 cap.[1] April 2 was the first day on which an employer could request a first-time visa for an H-1B worker for the period that becomes effective on October 1, 2007. An H1b crisis has occurred in a number of other recent years. Agency rules state that if the limit is reached on the first day of filing, all applications received on the first two days are put into a lottery to determine who gets the relatively few visas that are available.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) first reported this crisis. It was then confirmed by USCIS. The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and Washington Post also reported this situation. CNN reported that the congress will hold a special session addressing the H1B crisis.
Some rumors said that many small IT consulting companies had filed fraudulent H1B visa applications[citation needed]. Big companies like Microsoft spent large amounts on hiring lawyers dealing with the application, but competing with those consulting companies, their efforts seem pale and powerless.
Parties in interest
The most immediate parties in interest are tens of thousands of skilled workers from countries around the world, who cannot accurately forecast their place of work or residence due to the mismatch in the current visa cap versus visa applications. United States employers are also a chief party in interest, evincing their concerns by applying pressures to the U.S. congress according to the Wall Street Journal.[2] Microsoft chairman Bill Gates testified in 2007 on behalf of the expanded visa program on Capitol Hill, "warning of dangers to the [U. S. economy] if employers can’t import skilled workers to fill job gaps".[2]
History of the crisis
Immigration crises have occurred throughout history, with instances of greater immigration rates than can be absorbed in an orderly manner. For example the Romans built Hadrian's Wall in Britain primarily to control unwanted rates of immigration into the peacefully settled province of Britannia.[3]
The Asian Journal, an independent source, noted that the H1b crisis has actually occurred in five of the last eight years.[4]
International note has been taken specifically using the term "H1b crisis"; furthermore, examples of law firm newsletters have appeared which are devoted to reporting ont the H1b Crisis.[5]
Congressional response to the H1b crisis
While legislators in the House and Senate have differing ideas on approaches, the topic of changes is H-1b administration is being discussed and analyzed with a resultant bill initiating in the Senate during the 110th Congress of the USA.[6] The short form of the Senate bill title is the "Hi-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007". This title itself has generated controversy in the United States from the medical community and other sectors who claim that the U.S. technology industry is receiving special protection not afforded other economy sectors.
See also
Line notes
- ^ H1B Visa Crisis: Please support the further progress of the SKIL Bill (H.R. 5744 / S.2691) and other proposals to raise or eliminate H1B caps
- ^ a b Wall Street Journal, March, 2007
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409
- ^ Another Year, Another H-1B Crisis, Frank Nelson, Attorney, Asian Journal, Sep 05, 2005
- ^ Immigration Newsletter: H1B Crisis, Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars
- ^ 110th Congressional Session of the United States of America, A bill to temporarily increase the number of visas issued to highly skilled workers