Ooops,,,Wrong End...;0) 
Posted on 09/06/2007 6:03:53 PM PDT by Delacon
The STRIVE Act may still be in play and, with it, higher H-1B caps
It appears that the STRIVE (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy) Act of 2007 isn't quite dead after all.
On Thursday, the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees Border Security, and International Law convened and on its first day took written statements from witnesses on the bill.
The comprehensive immigration bill that caused such a furor earlier this year, mainly over the issue of whether it was offering amnesty to illegal immigrants, also addressed the H-1B visa cap.
The cap, now set at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 reserved for foreign workers who have a graduate degree from a U.S. institution, would be raised to 115,000 for 2008 with a stipulation that it would go up an additional 20 percent each year that the quota was met, with a final cap of 180,000 visas issued.
At the hearing, STRIVE Act cosponsor Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona did not specifically bring up the issue of H-1B, but he did say that the STRIVE Act "addresses the failures and problems with past worker programs."
Countering Flake's premise, Julie Kirchner, the government relations director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform said, "These provisions are a serious threat to high-tech workers in the U.S., including legal immigrants who have patiently waited their turn to take part in the American dream."
In total, there were a dozen witnesses submitting written statements, but the others did not address the issue of the H-1B visa cap.
“Seemingly Flake still believes that he can fool people by calling amnesty something else”
Flake has the correct name.
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I noticed the same thing on various news casts and concluded that “experiment” is the agreed apon government Newspeak terminology to refer to the mexican trucking issue. It’s just an experiment. Like the federal income tax and social security cards. Just an experiment.
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I didn’t catch the word at first(bad hearing),,,
Some “Experiments” will blow up in one’s face...
Ping
Just send the illegals back to their countries or origin and build the fence.
lolololol !!!!!!!!!
Jorge fully intends top have this attached to his mortgage bailout scheme. Then the demorats will decorate the bill with enough vote buying ear marks to put them over the top in 08.
Hey SJB!
Putting lipstick on the pig!
Nice to see someone taking notes...you could be right.
Que funny pic :)
Or would that be ‘cue’ (lol) spanish version I suppose.
They don't point out that both Tony and his wife came here illegally. Poland is a free country, so why doesn't he join his loverly wife in their home country, end of problem.
hehehehehe,,,been there done that...;0)
I just deleted 2 paragraphs...I’m practicing self-control (lol)
I’m just glad that this article points out that the whole Strive Act is in play. The orginally posted article leads you to believe that it is just about H-1B visas. Its not. Its the same battle over amnesty, different day. Today.
Ooops,,,Wrong End...;0)
Thanks for the ping.
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