Bush Calls for More H-1B Visas

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:39 PM

<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER No. 1627 -- 1/24/2007 >>>>>

Today Bush gave a speech to DuPont employees in Delaware. The excerpt from
the transcript of his speech is below and followed by a recent news
article.

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As an aside, when I talked about the immigration bill last night, I also
want you to know I understand that we need to make sure that when a smart
person from overseas wants to come and work in DuPont, it's in our
interests to allow him or her to do so. We've got to expand what's called
H1B visas. I know the Senator and the Congressman understand that. I'm
looking forward with Congress to do just that. It makes no sense, by the
way -- I know, I'm getting off topic here -- (laughter) -- but I feel
strongly about what I'm telling you. It makes no sense to say to a young
scientist from India, you can't come to America to help this company
develop technologies that help us deal with our problems. So we've got to
change that, as well, change that mind set in Washington, D.C. I know we
can work together on that.

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Bush Calls for More H-1B Visas

January 24, 2007

By Patricia Guadalupe

During a speech Wednesday afternoon to DuPont employees in Delaware,
President Bush said he is urging Congress to expand the number of H-1B
visas, so-called "technical professional" visas, which are set aside for
foreign professionals with college degrees. The yearly quota for the highly
sought visas fills very quickly.

"I want you to know I understand that we need to make sure that when a
smart person from overseas wants to come and work in DuPont, it's in our
interests to allow him or her to do so. We've got to expand what's called
H-1B visas," the president said. "It makes no sense to say to a young
scientist from India, you can't come to America to help this company
develop technologies that help us deal with our problems."

The H-1B visas are currently capped at 65,000 and efforts to increase its
availability have been unsuccessful. Last year, a legislative effort to
increase the number to 115,000 failed.

Advocates say the program helps keep U.S. companies from moving operations
abroad, while opponents argue that it displaces American workers with
foreigners who would work for less pay.

Legislation to make more H-1B visas available has yet to be introduced in
the 110th Congress.

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