Our ability to hire the best and the brightest is essential if America is to remain the global leader in technology. This compromise strikes an important balance between addressing the workforce needs of this industry and protecting the security of American workers. This legislation creates a workable system where employers can temporarily obtain immigrant workers to fill hightech jobs when there is a lack of qualified domestic workers. Further. this protects American workers from abuses such as being laid off or being replaced by a foreign worker. and it achieves this without creating a huge enforcement bureaucracy at the Department of Labor. This legislation also recognizes this as a shortterm solution to the high technology worker shortage. The increased number of H1B visas will sunset in 2002. This bill provides further protections for American workers by targeting employers who are more likely to abuse the program. Additionally. this legislation supports longterm solutions to worker shortages by providing more job training programs and college scholarships for Americans in areas such as math. engineering and computer science.
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