Posted on 11/30/2025 12:29:11 PM PST by DFG
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the High-Skilled Immigration Reform for Employment (HIRE) Act, legislation designed to strengthen America’s long-term economic and technological competitiveness. The bill takes a dual-track approach: expanding access to high-skilled talent from around the world while increasing federal investments in American STEM education to grow the domestic workforce.
The HIRE Act would double the number of H-1B visas available each year—from 65,000 to 130,000— to ensure U.S. employers, including those in critical and emerging technology sectors, can recruit the specialized talent needed to fill persistent workforce shortages. At the same time, the bill directs new funding to bolster elementary and secondary school science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, helping close the skills gap that continues to limit U.S. economic growth.
“To build the jobs and industries of tomorrow, America must stay at the forefront of innovation by strengthening our own workforce while continuing to welcome top talent from around the globe,” Congressman Krishnamoorthi said. “The HIRE Act advances both goals by boosting STEM education in our elementary and secondary schools and by expanding the annual supply of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 130,000. By growing our domestic talent pipeline and ensuring employers can recruit the skilled workers they need, we can create good-paying jobs and secure America’s leadership in the technologies of the future.”
The legislation is supported by ITServe Alliance, the nation’s largest association of IT services organizations.
“The HIRE Act is an important step toward modernizing our high-skilled immigration system and ensuring that talented professionals can continue to contribute to America’s innovation economy,” Raghu Chittimalla, Governing Board Chair of ITServe Alliance, said. “Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s leadership reflects a deep understanding of how small and mid-sized IT companies drive job creation and technological growth across the United States.”
“ITServe Alliance fully supports the HIRE Act because it strengthens the pathway for U.S. employers to recruit and retain the best global talent while protecting American workers,” Anju Vallabhaneni, National President of ITServe Alliance, said. “This bill advances fairness, transparency, and workforce development—key priorities for both our members and the broader technology industry.”
The full bill text is available here.
No. Just no.
Raja Krishnamoorthi doesn’t sound like the name you can trust
It figures....that name!
Effin Ted Kennedy!
Nope. No more dots.
Born in New Delhi: deport his butt.
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)...
How do these people get elected????
On what grounds?
They stick together, they vote largely as a block. They get a majority in a district, one of them will get elected.
I’d like to see current US Senator John Kennedy speak to a TV reporter about Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi, Salud Carbajal and Shri Thanedar’s stances on the Rahmanullah Lakanwal case.
No. Immigration is over for now. He’s introducing this on a Sunday. The Sunday after Thanksgiving. I guess he’s not aware of our American holidays.
“Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)”
Born in India. Came over w his father who came here to take advantage of college visa program. No mention of his father ever assimilated or even has a scholarship. That doesn’t matter to any of the people who got him into Chicago politics
This guy did manage to push some constitution respecting American kid off the Princeton law school list
Oh look.
A photo of
Krishnamoorthi and Barack Obama in July 2002
After graduating from Harvard, Krishnamoorthi served as a law clerk for federal judge Joan B. Gottschall in the Northern District of Illinois[12] and then worked on Barack Obama’s 2000 election campaign for the United States House of Representatives.
That is such a coincidence.
“Rahmanullah Lakanwal”
The NY Times says Pakistan is sending its Afghans back.
Probably several. First, was he naturalized properly? Children brought here or born to parents on visas with a foreign passport (like some of my cousins) were supposed to make a declaration of citizenship when they turned 18. Did he? Was his parents' immigration in order? If he went through the regular naturalization process and swore an oath to the US, is his behavior consistent with that oath? Has he committed any crimes that make him subject to deportation? He's an Illinois Dem, which already makes him a member of a criminal conspiracy. Etc., etc.
Time to turn up the heat.
How do these people get elected????
The Illinois way...GERRYMANDERING
“Effin Ted Kennedy!”
He was paid to ram the Hart-Celler act through. He has destroyed us.
Tell me this has zero to do with the Congressman trying to bolster the demographics of his own ethnicity, and I have a bridge to Brooklyn to sell you.
Return to sender. Elvis was right.
Lots of people need to go back from the US, too.
Another foreign POS heard from...
we let a few in and then their entire life’s goal is to let more of their own ‘countryment’ into our country so they can rabble rouse and complain about being discriminated against.
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