This bill. in fact. would allow 115.000 new professionals to come into this country each year. and that number could go up to 180.000. This program which allows welleducated professionals to come into our country is called the HlB program. It is currently capped at 65.000 visas a year. Under the language in this bill. the number would increase at least by 50.000 and by as much as 115.000. The argument that corporate America is using in supporting this increase is that there are just not enough highly educated. highly skilled Americans to fill available job openings in the hightech industry and in various science fields. Proponents of the HlB1 visa program also say it allows us to bring in the "best and the brightest" from around the world to help Americas competitiveness position. That sounds good on its face. and it may also have the benefit of being true in some cases. but there are those in this Chamber and across the country who are very concerned that in many instances the HlB program is being used not to supplement American hightech workers when they might be needed but instead is being used to replace them with foreign workers who are willing to work for substantially lower wages. First. we should be clear that HlB visas are not being used only in the hightech and highly specialized technology and science fields. That is the argument often made. but it is really not true. The reality is that a whole host of jobs in various categories are going to H111 visa holders. Lets take a look at some of the jobs that corporate America is telling us that there are just not enough Americans who are smart enough. who are educated enough to perform. Here they are: information technology computer professionalsI guess we cant do that kind of work: university professorsoh. my word.
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