Speech #1100052790

I wish we had. In this legislation. we have the provisions which set up and establish a commission. The commission in the legislation does this: In section 412 we say: Standing commission on immigration and labor markets. The purpose of the commission is what? To study the nonimmigrant programs and the numerical limits imposed by law on admission of nonimmigrants. to study numerical limits imposed by law on immigrant visas. to study the limitations throughout the meritbased systemn. and to make recommendations to the President and the Congress with respect to these programs. So we have included in this legislation a very important provision to review the program we have. That panel is made up of representatives of the worker community. as well as the business community to make these annual reports to Congress about how this program is working so that we will then be able to take action: Not later than 18 months after date of enactment and every year thereafter. submit a report to the President and the Congress that contains the findings. the analysis conducted uinder paragraph 1. make recomnmendations regarding adjustments of the program so as to meet the labor market needs of the United States.