S. 1351:
H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS.
S. 1092:
High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1092, High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007, would raise the cap on H-1B high skill nonimmigrant workers from 65,000 to 115,000 for fiscal year 2007 and to 195,000 for fiscal year 2008 and would return the cap to 65,000 for fiscal year 2009 and beyond; would eliminate the 20,000-per-year cap on visas for nonimmigrant workers who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S.
S. 1083:
Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1083, the Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, would increase the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 115,000 and then by 20% in any following year in which the cap is met. As well, S. 1083 would increase the annual worldwide level of employment-based (EB) immigrants by 150,000 plus 340,000 spouses and minor children of EB immigrants who are exempt from the cap.
S. 1035:
H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS. 1035, the H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, would reduce much of the fraud associated with the H-1B and L-1 visa programs by, among other things, requiring employers to attest that they had tried to hire U.S. workers before importing a foreign worker and requiring H-1B and L-1 visa holders be paid prevailing wages.
S. 988:
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 988, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007, would have allowed an alien to return as an H-2B nonimmigrant worker without counting against the annual 66,000 cap if they had used an H-2B visa during one of the three previous fiscal years, effectively tripling the number of H-2B workers.
S.Con.Res. 11:
S.Con.Res. 11
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportS.Con.Res. 11 would have required free trade agreements (FTA) to meet certain minimum standards, including that an FTA may not make any commitments as to the temporary entry of workers.
S. 2691:
Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2006
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS.
S. 2611:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS.
S. 2454:
Securing America’s Borders Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2454, the Securing America’s Borders Act, would increase chain migration through a one-time increase of 105,660 visas for exempt families of "unused" employment-based visa holders, plus a one-time increase of 115,000visas for "unused" family-preference holders, plus a permanent increase of 254,000 per year in the family-preference categories. The bill would also increase worker visas by a one-time increase of 90,000 for "unused" employment-based visas, plus a permanent increase of 754,000 employment-based visas per year, plus a permanent 100,000 increase in H-1B visas.
S. 2284:
Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 2284, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act, would extend for three years an exemption for any H-2B alien (for temporary, or seasonal low-skill workers) who has been counted against the 66,000-visa cap during any of the three previous three fiscal years. S. 2284 has the potential to triple the number of H-2B workers in the United States at any given time.