Consultant
Wed Oct 29 09:08:45 CST 2003
lol, nice
"MikeF" <wallacestevens54@removethisfirstyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uNAXAHdnDHA.3304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> why make waste a click - story is below.
>
> Here's the headline I'd like this under:
>
> HOMELAND SECURITY: IS ORRIN HATCH A PATRIOT OR TRAITOR?
>
> and a subhead, in case Carnivore is still prowling around:
>
> INTERNAL TERRORIST SECURITY THREAT
>
> heeere's the story:
>
> US likely to raise H-1B visa cap
>
>
> Monday, 27 October , 2003, 21:36
>
> Washington: Proposals to allow more high-technology foreign workers
> into the US are gaining ground in Congress despite assertions by
> labour and anti-immigrant lobbies that plenty of Americans are
> available to fill the jobs.
> Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Republican Senator Orin Hatch is
> pushing a plan to circumvent the 65,000 cap on H-1B temporary worker
> visas, under which large numbers of Indian and other foreign high-tech
> workers are employed in the US, by expanding exemptions, The Wall
> Street Journal reported on Monday quoting Senate aides familiar with
> the talks.
>
> The talks mark for the first time that influential Senators are
> pressing for a temporary increase in the limit. While it is unclear if
> the move would succeed, Hatch's effort paves the way for a full airing
> of visa-overhaul legislation that has already been introduced and will
> likely be considered after January, the paper said.
> The last-minute effort to modify the visa rules as the Congressional
> session winds down has been prompted by a growing concern among US
> multinationals and high-tech companies that the current cap will
> prevent thousands of expert foreign workers (needed by US business and
> industry) from entering the US next year.
> In addition, said the Journal, immigration lawyers, officials and
> technology trade groups from India, and major US tech companies are
> pushing to raise the annual visa limit to more than 100,000. Any rule
> changes likely would be attached to a "must pass" Appropriation Bill.
> "We will continue to work with our colleagues to try and find any
> appropriate legislative action. But we haven't announced anything yet"
> a spokeswoman for Hatch said.
>
> She said any plan would include some added protection for US workers,
> including reinstating a $1,000 fee for each visa that would be used to
> pay for retraining American workers -- a strategy aimed at gaining
> Democratic agreement.
>
> So far, an idea being pressed by Intel Corp, the giant computer
> chip-maker, is getting the most attention. Intel's plan recommends
> exempting foreign students with graduate technical degrees from the
> visa cap.
>
> end quote-
>
> I've sort of stopped buying AMD - think this is a good reason to go
> back to them. They are faster, and their chipsets do manage memory a
> bit better - for you basic, mildly hi-performance desktop.
>
> "Consultant" <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ODBXSqWnDHA.976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This should make us American high tech workers happy!
> >
> >
http://sify.com/news/international/fullstory.php?id=13293386
> >
> > happy happy joy joy
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> >
> >
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