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Senate Judiciary Committee approved the amended Immigration Bill on May 21
with 13-5 majority votes. While the White House immediately praised the
result, the H-1B opponents were angry, because the foreign workers and tech
industry are big winners!
The original bill would increase H-1B Visa and "high-tech" green card, and
give their spouses work authorization(read details). The amended bill
extended more favorites:
According to Computer World, the revised bill raises the annual H-1B cap
from 65,000 to 115,000(a 5000 increase). The annual escalator increases from
10,000 to 20,000 if occupational unemployment for the management,
professional and related occupations is below 4.5%(which has been below 4%
in recent years). read details
If the President could sign the bill into law as it is before the end of
fiscal year 2013(Sep 30, 2013), we might have 50,000-75,000 new H1B Visa
available starting October 1, 2013(fights still ahead).
Most employers will not be required to offer a job to an equally or better
qualified U.S. worker before hiring foreign workers, only "dependent firms"
have to do it. Dependent firms are those with 15% or more of the workforce
on visas. The bill mandates the H-1B dependent employers to offer minimum of
Level II wage and banning Level I wage.
A new "intending immigrant" provision excludes the number of H-1B and L-1
employees who have started the green card process from counting the total
number of H-1B and L-1 employees for the determination of "dependent firms".
This provision will certainly encourage employers to file large number of
employment based green card petitions for their employees to avoid the title
of "dependent firms"!
The best part of the original bill is a 60-day transition period for H-1B
workers to change jobs. An employer can no longer kick a worker out of the
country by firing them and workers who wish to renew their visas no longer
have to leave the country. Foreign workers can finally make their own
employment decisions without worrying too much about the legal status!
Senate Judiciary Committee approved the amended Immigration Bill on May 21
with 13-5 majority votes. While the White House immediately praised the
result, the H-1B opponents were angry, because the foreign workers and tech
industry are big winners!
The original bill would increase H-1B Visa and "high-tech" green card, and
give their spouses work authorization(read details). The amended bill
extended more favorites:
According to Computer World, the revised bill raises the annual H-1B cap
from 65,000 to 115,000(a 5000 increase). The annual escalator increases from
10,000 to 20,000 if occupational unemployment for the management,
professional and related occupations is below 4.5%(which has been below 4%
in recent years). read details
If the President could sign the bill into law as it is before the end of
fiscal year 2013(Sep 30, 2013), we might have 50,000-75,000 new H1B Visa
available starting October 1, 2013(fights still ahead).
Most employers will not be required to offer a job to an equally or better
qualified U.S. worker before hiring foreign workers, only "dependent firms"
have to do it. Dependent firms are those with 15% or more of the workforce
on visas. The bill mandates the H-1B dependent employers to offer minimum of
Level II wage and banning Level I wage.
A new "intending immigrant" provision excludes the number of H-1B and L-1
employees who have started the green card process from counting the total
number of H-1B and L-1 employees for the determination of "dependent firms".
This provision will certainly encourage employers to file large number of
employment based green card petitions for their employees to avoid the title
of "dependent firms"!
The best part of the original bill is a 60-day transition period for H-1B
workers to change jobs. An employer can no longer kick a worker out of the
country by firing them and workers who wish to renew their visas no longer
have to leave the country. Foreign workers can finally make their own
employment decisions without worrying too much about the legal status!
