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Cook County Urges H1-B Reform
One of the largest county governments in the nation voted on Tuesday to open the H-1B visa-hiring program to US citizens and legal residents – in opposition to 13 governors who earlier this week urged Congress to expand the program, without ever requiring employers to seek local talent for top-dollar, white-collar jobs. more...
You can restore equal opportunity to the US workforce. Start by inviting your Senator to co-sponsor (S887) "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007". It will reform the H1-B hiring program in three important ways:
requires employers to recruit from the US workforce first
requires employers to attest that the H-1B visa holder will not displace an American worker for 6 months before and after
requires that companies advertise the job opening for 30 days on the DOL web site before resorting to the H1-B program
won't allow companies to offshore or act as labor contractors using visa staff
will give DOL oversight and investigative capabilities over the H-1b program
will give Dept. of Homeland Security oversight and investigative campabilities over the L-1 program