Speech #1050179728

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would simply remind my distinguished colleague the gentleman from Ohio that I have seven daughters. and so these are issues of concern I think to any father. But let me remind my distinguished colleague also of the consideration of the H1(b) visa vote forthcoming that would permit entry into this country with special visas of 65.000 skilled. skilled. workers because we cannot find them in our own labor force here in the United States. And I would urge that he look at Congress Daily. where it says. "Business groups. especially hightech companies. want to increase the current annual allotment of 65.000 H1(b) visas per year to address what they say is a shortage of computer workers." And so we can have our honest disagreements on this. But I am so appreciative that the gentleman from Ohio