Immigration : Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Emigration and immigration.

Manpower.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Considers proposals to increase the number of visas for immigration of temporary foreign professional workers under the H-1B visa program. Discusses current immigration policy for professional workers and trends in H-1B admissions, including characteristics of recent H-1B nonimmigrants. Reviews the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act and the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act; and outlines legislative action and current issues of debate.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Immigration: Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers

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