Americans looking for work are finding jobs like never before. But in certain sectors of the economy. and in certain parts of the country. there are not enough Americans able to fill all of the available jobs. The H1B program allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers for sixyear periods. provided that the employers pay them the same wages that other workers receive. and that the foreign workers are not employed in connection with a strike or a lockout. All sorts of employers benefit from the H1B program. from corporations to universities to nonprofits. but at the moment it is the rapidly growing hightech companies that are most in need of additional skilled workers. But it is not just those companies that benefit from the H1B program: in some senses. all Americans do. That is because the growth of the high tech sector has been a crucial element of our recent economic resurgence. It is vitally important that we keep the jobs associated with this vibrant industry here in the United States and that we keep this industry growing with the innovative ideas of the brightest people we can find.