My amendment would ask a simple question to healthcare professionals who are applying to work In this country: have you signed a commitment to work in your home country in exchange for support for your education or training? If they have made such a commitment. they would be inadmissible until they have fulfilled this commitment. Second. my amendment would allow doctors and nurses who are legal permanent residents of this country to work temporarily in developing countries without prejudicing their own immigration status. Many immigrants who have come to this country would like to participate in the fight against global AIDS and other health crises. Under my amendment. they could lend their skills to the cause without sacrificing their own American dreams. These small but important steps will not stop the brain drain. but they will signal American leadership in the effort to help stem the migration of talent from the poorest countries in the world to the richest. The Gregg amendment. on the other hand. would increase the brain drain. reduce the diversity of immigration to the United States. and increase competition for jobs that Americans want. I will oppose the Gregg amendment and I encourage my colleagues to do the same. I urge my colleagues to oppose the Gregg amendment and stick with the diversity visa program.
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