Sen. Chuck Grassley to Place Hold on Employment-Based Visa Bill
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 4:30 PM EST
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."