Obama makes H-1B, Green Card reform a priority

[OhioChick]

January 26, 2011 - 9:56 A.M.

In his State of the Union, President Barack Obama may have given a green light to increasing H-1B visas and employment-based Green Cards.

Obama's point was direct. "Others come here from abroad to study in our colleges and universities. But as soon as they obtain advanced degrees, we send them back home to compete against us. It makes no sense."

Hiking the H-1B cap has been a longtime bipartisan issue. One of the most recent efforts was by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arz.) who in 2008 proposed a market-based formula for increasing the cap that would have set an initial ceiling at 130,000, as well as remove any cap for foreign graduate students at U.S. universities. The bill made little progress.

Most H-1B bills have been blocked by a large coalition of lawmakers who want skills-based immigration reform only as part of a comprehensive immigration package. But Republican control of the House may break this roadblock.

More: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17722/obama_makes_h_1b_green_card_reform_a_priority

[DainBramaged]

1. Another concession to the Pukes......

we're just fucked.....

[yourout]

2. "we send them back home to compete against us..."

So instead we keep them here to compete with us.

[whathehell]

4. I said the exact same thing upon hearing that line...n/t

[Skittles]

3. Obama is not pro-American worker

can it be more fucking obvious?