Senator Frist praised by IndiaTimes

Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 5:59 PM

H-1B and JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER

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It's difficult to imagine somebody more H-1B friendly than Trent Lott, but
perhaps Urmi Goswami knows something that I don't. Trent Lott's rabid
support of worker importation visas got him a grade of F- from Americans for
Better Immigration (ABI) at http://www.betterimmigration.com/

Frist also got an F- so it seems that the H-1Bs will win either way.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=32100521

The Economic Times Online
Printed from economictimes.indiatimes.com >Politics/Nation

Senator Frist may help open US gates to Indians

URMI A GOSWAMI

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2002 12:01:00 AM ]
NEW DELHI: There might be some good news for Indians wanting to go to the
United States. It seems that US Senator Bill Frist from Tennessee is most
likely to take over as US Senate majority leader, now that Senator Trent
Lott has resigned. Senator Frist has a long history of supporting
immigration. This is like manna from heaven, especially as key issues like
the reduction in H1-B quota are up for review in the coming year.

On the H1-B issue, Mr Frist has supported increasing the cap for H1-B
immigrants. The slowdown in the US economy has meant that there has been a
decline in the demand for H1-B skilled workers. This has given
anti-immigration law makers, administrators and policy makers in the US to
propose that once the AC21 law of ’00 runs its course in September ’03, the
number of H1-B visas should be limited to originally stipulated 65,000 visas
per year. Given Senator Frist’s history of being supportive to immigration
issues, it is hoped that the cap on H1-B, economy permitting, will not be
reduced. Indians would stand to gain, given the fact that nearly 50% of H1-B
’s even during lean times are snapped up by Indians.

In ’01, Mr Frist co-sponsored a legislation to create new agricultural
guestworker programme. While the legislation does not affect Indians at
large, it provides a fair indication of the senator’s stand on issues of
immigration. Besides immigration, Mr Frist is known for his work on
healthcare initiatives. This too could be a positive signal for Indian
doctors wanting to move to the US.

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