Sen. Grassley calls for new L-1 visa probe

[OhioChick]

Raises concern that a 2006 report on L-1 visa was ignored

March 31, 2011 06:01 AM ET

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R.-Iowa) has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general to investigate the L-1 visa program, saying he is increasingly concerned about loopholes in it.

Grassley on Tuesday released a letter to Charles Edwards, the DHS inspector general, asking him to dust off a 2006 inspector general report about the visa program and find out why the report's recommendations "were never implemented."

Grassley, who has been pressing for reforms of the H-1B visa, said he wants to find out the number of L-1 visa holders now living in the U.S.

The L-1 is used for multinational companies to bring employees into the U.S. and doesn't have has many restrictions as the H-1B visa, such as a prevailing wage requirement.

More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215371/Sen._Grassley_calls_for_new_L_1_visa_probe

Hopefully, Durbin and Sanders join him on this, as they have in the past regarding the H-1B issue.

[ChromeFoundry]

1. L-1 & H-1B - two useless programs.

completely unneeded and should have been eliminated, yesterday.

[The Hitman]

2. That is absolutely ridiculous

Do you have any idea how immigration law works? I mean seriously!

Please let me know how you would better provide for nonimmigrant labor in this country.

[w4rma]

3. Don't. (nt)

[The Hitman]

6. yay for real solutions!

[OhioChick]

4. +1000000 n/t

[yellowcanine]

5. Someone needs to probe the Republican obsession with probing.