Immigration : Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers.
Considers proposals to increase the number of visas for immigration of temporary foreign professional workers under the H-1B visa program. Discusses current immigration policy for professional workers and trends in H-1B admissions, including characteristics of recent H-1B nonimmigrants. Outlines leg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Considers proposals to increase the number of visas for immigration of temporary foreign professional workers under the H-1B visa program. Discusses current immigration policy for professional workers and trends in H-1B admissions, including characteristics of recent H-1B nonimmigrants. Outlines legislative action and current issues of debate, and reviews legislative history, including the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act and the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |