During the past ten years. foreign industrial investment in North Carolina was approximately $4 billion resulting in the creadon of approximately 40.000 jobs. To put this in perspective. foreign investment in North Carolina has accounted for more than 25 percent of all investment in new and expanding industry during the past 3 years. And then Secretary Jim Broyhill. secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce. says this: One of the greatest obstacles to the attraction of foreign investment is the issuance of visas for the owners and the skilled personnel required to manage the U.S. subsidiaries. The risks and delays associated with obtaining visas have increased dramatically during recent years. It is frankly embarrassing to hear foreign business leaders tell of the uncertainty and frustration they encounter when applying for permission to transfer key managers to our country. The U.S. government must provide immigration laws that give foreign owners the right to maximize success by transferring needed personnel to the United States. So that is what this amendment is all about. Jim Broyhill states it in the perspective it deserves. He goes on to say: I appreciate your attention to this Important issue and support your efforts to increase employersponsored visas under the Immigration Reform Act of 1989. We must provide the means to warmly welcome these important individuals into our society. This is not a question of providing visas to a handful of bright. innovative people. The real issue is the continued economic development and technological advancement of the United States. He goes on to say the obvious: We are living in a global economy.
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