Specialty visas help secure ‘human capital’

Roy Beck, executive director of Numbers USA, an immigration-reduction group, said it simply doesn’t make any sense to keep bringing in foreign workers when Americans are losing their jobs.

“We would like to see the rules for H-1B tightened up considerably so only foreign workers who have exceptional skills can get these visas,” he said. “Right now is a program full of loopholes and fraud.”

Mr. Beck said a lot of employers simply hire foreign students right out of college because it’s a lot cheaper than hiring a 40-year-old with experience.

This program “is primarily about age discrimination,” he said.http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/apr/07/chattanooga-specialty-visas-help-secure-human-capi/ By Perla Trevizo — Chattanooga Times Free Press