Posted on 01/20/2015 4:24:14 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Offers amendment to increase H-1B visas to help improve, retain high-skilled labor force
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today presented an amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration bill that would improve our nation’s legal immigration system by increasing high-skilled temporary worker visas, called H-1B visas, by 500 percent. The measure would effectively address the needs of our nation’s high-skilled workforce by helping meet the growing demand for workers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It will also make block grants available to states to promote STEM education efforts and increase domestic STEM professionals. The committee voted against the amendment 4 to 14 with every Democrat voting against it on a party-line vote.
Legal immigration is a fundamental pillar of our nation's heritage, and I was pleased today to offer legislation that would have improved and expanded legal immigration by dramatically increasing the cap for high-tech temporary worker visas. This amendment would not only improve the current system, but would also encourage economic growth and create new jobs in America. There is currently a serious shortage of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, yet every year we send thousands of high-tech graduate students back to their home countries to start businesses and create jobs. This makes no sense. I’m disappointed in the committee’s vote to reject expanding high-tech immigration. Although the Gang of Eight's bill makes a modest step towards improving high-tech immigration, it does not go nearly far enough. There is no reason to arbitrarily cap high-tech visas at 110,000 when these jobs are going unfilled. We need economic growth here and now.”
Sen. Cruz’s amendment would:
Immediately increase the H-1B cap by 500 percent from 65,000 to 325,000.
• To truly fix our broken immigration system and take into account our nation’s economic needs, we must put more emphasis on increasing employment-based immigration. (EEE's comments in red - No mention of reducing the size, scope, and power of Fedzilla, which would unleash jobs on its own). There is a current shortage of qualified high-skilled workers in the U.S., with an estimated 230,000 advanced-degree STEM jobs going unfilled by 2018. Shortage caused by the feds sticking their grimy paws in the economy and picking winners and losers.
• Additionally, more H-1B workers mean more jobs for American workers – according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute, for every additional 100 H-1B workers, 183 jobs are created for U.S. citizens. How? What was this study based on and who funded it?
Help retain the high-skilled workers that are trained in the U.S. by allowing “dual intent.” What exactly is this?
• This would allow foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities to enter the U.S. on a temporary H-1B visa if they intend to get a Green Card once they complete their studies. This is Roman-style suicide for any nation
• Currently, about 300,000 students come to America annually to be educated, but are required to return home upon completing their education. Why can't they get edumacated in their own crapholes and improve their country's way of life?
Create block grants for states to promote STEM education in their public schools by raising H-1B fees. More borrowing and spending that we can't afford. I thought Cruz was a fiscal conservative?
• These block grants will encourage educating our children in these high demand fields, opening more doors of opportunity to future generations. According to the Joint Economic Committee, between 2010 and 2020, demand for STEM graduates is expected to grow by 17 percent, while employment for those graduates will increase only 14 percent, partly because American graduates are not available or qualified to fill these jobs.
• The block grant program would be funded by raising H-1B fees from $750 to $1,250 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees, and from $1,500 to $2,500 for those with 25 or more employees.
I’m gonna see if we can tell if you’re a phony.
Do you think Cruz would listen honestly to voters if he hears from them on this or anything else, and make changes based on a rational reassessment?
Cruz sucks.
You don’t sound like you’re interested in an honest discussion.
I’m starting to doubt this guy’s credibility. He sounds like a rabid leftist.
Hey Religious leader, I am talking about a visa program to import 500,000 religious priests/chaplains/ministers/leaders to lower their sky high wages. I think Cruz would be for it. I know I am.
He’s out of the closet. Thank you EEE. I missed this one in May 2013. I know now.
So yo gonna answer the question as to your chosen career field?
wouldn’t affect us...like I said, ANYBODY can hang out a shingle anytime/anyplace they want. We are the land of religious FREEDOM.
And they do. Can’t throw a rock without hitting a church of some sort.
PS: I don't hear Cruz calling for an end to the H-1B visa program, do you?
FWIW, you need to read my other posts on this thread
Since you’re starting with the calls for personal information, why don’t you post your name and address, and what party you really vote for?
Phony means saying something you don’t mean. Like when leftists pose as conservatives on anonymous websites.
What has Cruz said that you can show to be hypocritical?
You don’t have any credibility.
Now if you want to start your promoting and defending of immigration again and how we need to keep importing voters for the democrat party, let’s get started.
You tell me what a man does.
Does he listen to another who states his position openly? Yes.
But liberals are not men. They are something else.
I confront you as a man, telling you where I stand on this. Yet you disrespect my honesty when I say no harm intended.
What does that say about you?
Why should you be the first one on this site I give personal demographic information to?
Here is my very first post on this thread.
To: reasonisfaith
The one million legal immigrants a year are what are killing us and what destroyed America.
95 posted on 1/20/2015, 7:21:08 PM by ansel12
I’m over it bro. Like I told you, my goal has been to defend Cruz. If you’re against legal immigration, that’s fine. You have some good arguments. I’m not sold on it but I’ve learned from this discussion.
But the legal immigration issue is not enough to take Cruz out.
Bingo! Not many would like that proposition and you stated it more susuccinctly than I.
I have never been a union supporter but a Technology Union might be a good idea.
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