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In my last post I wrote of the threat that there would be a Sanders amendment to the Travel Promotion Act. The amendment would have increased the fees that H-1B Petitioners are charged for that process. This would have greatly impacted healthcare immigration focused businesses and beneficiaries. The H-1B has been a bigger part of every company's immigration strategy since the 2007 retrogression of Schedule A workers.
It appears that this threat to H-1B petitioners has been avoided. Yesterday word circled through the business immigration that Sen. Sanders has agreed to withhold offering the amendment. Many leading House and Senate members personally reached out to Sen. Sanders.
The crux of their argument to Sen. Sanders was that if Comprehensive Immigration Reform is going to take root this fall, then piecemeal legislation such as H-1B fee increase would be counterproductive.
Unfortunately, this means that efforts to pass the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act (HR 2536) are not likely to be successful this spring/summer. Representatives and Senators seem to be of the opinion that the ENSRA and other piecemeal legislation can be taken up in a comprehensive package this autumn. Nevertheless efforts to pass it sooner than the autumn remain underway.
-Chris Musillo
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Is there no single chance of passing ENSRA BILL this summer????
Please enlighten us with the fact, what will happen next????
Thanks
When do you expect some moment on HR 2536 in terms of debate and mark up by subcommittee on immigration? Is it so that the bill need to be re-introduced in case it is not passed by Sept 30 2009?
Any chance of the bill getting passed before Dec 2209?
Chris is absolutely correct. The H1-B visas have still not been filled to capacity compared to previous years. This clearly indicates that H1-B program actually is being used to supplement the US work force and not misplace US workers as some people think. If that was indeed the case then the US government should stop all temporary work related job and shut down their immigration system. The people who follow the rules, who actually pay taxes to the nation just as you do, are the ones being treated unfairly. Just imagine getting stuck at a job for 10 years to get your permanent residence.
Instead the government is trying to give fast-track citizenship to illegal immigrants who never pay taxes to the government.
Instead of cribbing and crying foul over H1-B visa program (which is legal), spend your time is discussing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Thanks.