Sen. Durbin plans to press for H-1B restrictions [View all]
Source: Computerworld
llinois Democrat says he's uncertain whether H-1B visas will be part of the latest comprehensive immigration plan
January 28, 2013 05:27 PM ET
Computerworld - WASHINGTON - The comprehensive immigration proposal being fashioned in the U.S. Senate may give new opportunity for H-1B critics to try to impose new restrictions on the visa. Then again, it may not. The situation is murky.
The Senators who developed the chamber's latest comprehensive immigration effort outlined their framework at a press conference Monday, but offered few details about how their plan would actually work or what will be included in their bill.
A leading critic of the H-1B visa, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill), one of the eight senators drafting the comprehensive plan, said he didn't know whether the H-1B visa will be included in the bill.
Durbin, along with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), have sought a number of restrictions on temporary worker visas.
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Snip~ "Durbin said that he and Grassley want provisions that would "give Americans the first chance for the job."
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