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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 07:51 AM Aug 2016

Legislation would restrict H-1B visas

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-h1b-visa-20160830-snap-story.html

OK, this looks like something we can work with the GOP on.

Companies that depend on H-1B visas for a substantial part of their workforce may soon have a tougher time hiring: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) has introduced legislation to restrict loopholes in their application process.

His proposal comes after Southern California Edison Co. laid off about 400 employees in early 2015 and brought in workers through consulting companies. Those consulting companies are heavy users of H-1B visas to obtain technology employees, reportedly at salaries that undercut those of American workers.

“It was pretty easy to see that wasn’t the intent of H-1B, which is to make up for shortage when you cannot find enough labor at any price,” Issa said.

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Companies that have a certain proportion of H-1B employees — 15% or higher for companies with more than 50 employees — must submit paperwork with H-1B applications showing they advertised the job to American workers and considered their applications. Currently, employers can be exempted from that paperwork if the potential employee holds a master’s degree or is paid at least $60,000 annually.

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Legislation would restrict H-1B visas (Original Post) Recursion Aug 2016 OP
Ya but if Obama had proposed this you know damn well that jackass Issa and the other cstanleytech Aug 2016 #1

cstanleytech

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1. Ya but if Obama had proposed this you know damn well that jackass Issa and the other
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 07:55 AM
Aug 2016

asshole Republicans would probably oppose it automatically plus I just don't trust this snake not to try to insert something else in the legislation to kneecap the average american worker.

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