Republicans Ready 'stem Jobs Act'- Green Card

[ds_anilb]

[b] House vote next week; Senate will likely take action in lame duck session[/b]

[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1][color=#888888][background=transparent]Computerworld -[/background][/color] WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House is moving closer to acting on legislation that would make green cards available to as many as 55,000 foreign nationals who have earned advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math -- the so-called STEM fields.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who, as head of the House Judiciary Committee, is the lead lawmaker on immigration matters, is preparing to introduce legislation as early as Friday to [url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227190/Senate_bill_slots_55_000_tech_green_cards"]Zoe Lofgren[/url] (D-Calif.).[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]It's not clear whether the legislation will have bipartisan support.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]Republican leadership could force the issue and dare the Democrats to vote against a plan that has much support from the tech and academic sectors. On Thursday, one lobbying group released a letter signed by the heads of 165 U.S. universities, including Stanford and MIT, in support of a STEM bill.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]STEM legislation proponents argue that these advanced degree holders are in demand worldwide and the U.S. is competing for them. But the proposal will also draw criticism from those who argue that the labor certification process, now used with employment green cards, offers little protection to U.S. citizens.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]The H-1B program now sets aside 20,000 visas specifically for people who earned advance degrees at U.S. universities. This STEM legislation doesn't change that program. In total, the U.S. offers 85,000 H-1B temporary work visas, about half of which go to people in computer occupations.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]Both parties, in their 2012 platforms, broadly support the idea of green cards for STEM grads. The platform positions on this issue could have been written by the same person.[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]Here's the Democratic platform's language on skilled immigration: "We will work to make it possible for foreign students earning advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to stay and help create jobs here at home."[/size][/color][/indent]
[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]And here's the Republican platform's statement on that subject: "We can accelerate the process of restoring our domestic economy -- and reclaiming this country's traditional position of dominance in international trade -- by a policy of strategic immigration, granting more work visas to holders of advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math from other nations."[/size][/color][/indent]

[color=#333333][size=4][indent=1]Source:[url="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231276/Republicans_ready_STEM_Jobs_Act_"]http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231276/Republicans_ready_STEM_Jobs_Act_[/url][/size][/color][/indent]

[Spartan]

Elections Bisket...

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[pikki]

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[dotnetrockz]

[b] [color=#008000]How Much Green is a Green Card Worth?[/color][/b]

[Spartan]

[quote name='Nissan' timestamp='1347921554' post='1302493630']
[b] [color=#008000]How Much Green is a Green Card Worth?[/color][/b]
[/quote]


Qn for Citizens or...Immigrants..???

[dotnetrockz]

[quote name='ChittiNaidu' timestamp='1347921593' post='1302493636']


Qn for Citizens or...Immigrants..???
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question by americans.......

[psycopk]

My vote for republicans... Obama sucksssssssss

[Idp83]

500k because with 500k you can get GC in EB5 investor quota..

[psycopk]

[quote name='Idp83' timestamp='1347923169' post='1302493837']
500k because with 500k you can get GC in EB5 investor quota..
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it aint easy dude.. you need to provide employment and run paychecks for them..

[ds_anilb]

lets wait for this weekend and see the results.

[evadigolavadide]

antha Bisket

[ds_anilb]

An update:
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012 (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Judiciary Committee) [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Failed [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Y 257 [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]N 158[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Now f[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]ocus on HR 3012[/size][/font][/color]

[Spartan]

[quote name='ds_anilb' timestamp='1348176062' post='1302511906']
An update:
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012 (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Judiciary Committee) [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Failed [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Y 257 [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]N 158[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Now f[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]ocus on HR 3012[/size][/font][/color]
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expected..

[peru_edaite_enti]

[quote name='ds_anilb' timestamp='1348176062' post='1302511906']
An update:
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012 (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Judiciary Committee) [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Failed [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Y 257 [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]N 158[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Now f[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]ocus on HR 3012[/size][/font][/color]
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enni yes'lu votte pass avutadi ??