Lamar Alexander Attacks H-1B on Video
Lamar Alexander Attacks H-1B on Video
Date: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:49 PM
*** H-1B NEWSLETTER ***
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Tennessee Candidate for Senator Lamar Alexander is running the kind of
campaign I have been hoping for. He strongly criticizes H-1B and is
attacking his opponent, Ed Bryant, for voting for H-1B. For too long the
Senators that conspired against American workers have hid behind the veil of
our pro H-1B press. Now their voting records are coming back to haunt them.
Lamar's message is unambiguous and that's why I hope Lamar sets a new
precedent. Politicians must come to understand that if they vote for H-1B
there will be a big price to pay at the polls.
His website can be viewed at http://www.alexanderforsenate.com
Lamar did a great video that attacks Bryant for his H-1B advocacy. You can
view this video by going to:
http://www.nomoreh1b.com
Click on "Hot Video Clip".
NoMoreH1B.com is a new website so spend some time to check it out.
Paid for by Alexander for Senate, Inc. -- Ted Welch, Treasurer
H-1B Visas & Bryant: The Facts
On May 20, 1998, Ed Bryant voted to allow U.S. companies to lay-off
American workers to hire foreign workers.
The vote occurred in the House Judiciary Committee on an amendment to
H.R. 3736, the "Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998."
This bill increased the number of temporary work visas (H-1B) issued
each year from 65,000 to 115,000.
The bill included two important protections for American workers.
Specifically, employers were required to attest that they didn't lay
off an American worker and hire a foreign worker under the program.
And employers were required to attempt to recruit an American worker
before hiring a foreign worker. (Associated Press, 5/20/98).
Bryant voted FOR the Rogan Amendment, which would have stripped these
protections from the bill. The amendment failed by a vote of 24-7.
The Judiciary Committee then approved H.R. 3736 (worker protections
included) by a vote of 23-4. Bryant voted NO.
The votes were recorded in House Report 105-657, which was the
Judiciary Committee's report to the whole House on what had occurred
in committee.
Background Info
What's an H-1B Visa?
An H-1B visa is granted for foreign workers to come to the United
States. They have to have higher education (bachelor's degree or
equivalent) and specialize in a specific field (engineering,
computers, etc.) The area where it was most often used in recent years
was the high-tech sector.
What's the problem with H-1B visas?
According to ComputerWorld (4/29/02), an estimated 200,000 high-tech
American workers are currently out of a job in the U.S. At the same
time, a large number of foreigners with H-1B visas are currently
working in the high-tech sector, and hundreds of thousands more are in
other specialty areas.
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