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     Ashton Hero Username: Ashton Post Number: 13463 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 184.154.49.106 Rating: N/A |
https://www.numbersusa.com/content/node/12604 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing a hold on the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012) that overwhelmingly passed through the House Tuesday night 389-to-15. The bill would remove the per-country limitations placed on employment-based visas. NumbersUSA took no position on the bill since it would not change overall immigration levels. However, Sen. Grassley, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is concerned that the bill could have an impact on future immigration numbers as well as the impact it could have for highly-skilled unemployed Americans currently looking for work. The following is the statement Sen. Grassley is providing for the Congressional record: "I rise to inform my colleagues that I am placing a hold on H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. This bill would eliminate the per-country numerical limitations for employment and family-based immigrants. I have concerns about the impact of this bill on future immigration flows, and am concerned that it does nothing to better protect Americans at home who seek high-skilled jobs during this time of record high unemployment." |
