As a cosponsor of the American Competitiveness Act. I understand the requirements of U.S. industry for highly skilled workers. Raising the cap on H1B visas will aid American companies in meeting that requirement. To the extent that Indias militaryindustrial complex can benefit from sending technicians and scientists to the United States. however. the program can work against our own national security interests. My amendment would have helped to prevent that situation from coming about by prohibiting Indian nationals associated with its nuclear weapons program from attaining HlB visas. I hope to work with the chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee on the future to help the Congress attain a better understanding of any possible correlation between foreign technicians. engineers and scientists working in the United States and the problem of proliferation. In the meantime. I reiterate my strong support of S. 1723 and again thank the gentleman from Michigan for his hard and productive work on this Iegislation.
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