Immigration: Nonimmigrant H-1B Specialty Worker Issues and Legislation
Description:
The 105 Congress is once again considering legislation pertaining to temporary
alien workers, striving to balance the needs of U.S. employers with opportunities for
U.S. workers. The largest category of these temporary alien workers are the H-1B
nonimmigrants — professionals who work in specialty occupations. For the first
time, the numerical limits on H-1B visas were reached prior to the end of FY1997,
and the FY1998 ceiling was reached in May. Employers in “high tech” industries
especially ar…
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Date:
August 4, 1998
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department