I have some serious concerns about wholeheartedly supporting H.R. 3736 for several reasons. H.R. 3736 seems to speak to the need for more skilled workers to move into highly paid jobs in the high tech/information technology industry. Yet. there are more complex issues that should not be overlooked. currently highly skilled foreign workers are unable to obtain a H1B visa and work for U.S. industry. The cap on such highly skilled position visas was met in May of this year. and this bill proposes to increase the number of processable visas. by 30.000 for 1998. 40.000 for 1999. and 50.000 for the year 2000. Although on its face. these increases may seem as if they are a positive move for our countrys technological industry. there are several issues regarding the provisions of this bill which we must consider. For example. what about increasing resources for training U.S. workers for these high tech jobs?
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