The Supreme Republican and Democrat in the US Judicial Committee revived Bipartisan pressure to rework H-1B and L-1 visa programs, saying that the system was abused at the expense of US workers. In addition to publishing contributions to work, American senators also proposed the introduction of a “special profession” that would require at least a bachelor’s degree.
The Chairman of the Committee Chuck Grassley, the Republican of Iowy, and a member of the Democratic Ladder Dick Durbin of Illinois, was reopened by the bill. Here are the changes that have suggested:
- It allows the Ministry of Labor to collect fees for hiring 100 other coercive workers.
- The bill proposes stricter wages and hiring standards.
- Senators also proposed compulsory publication of public jobs and narrower criteria for applicants.
- The bill represents new rules for wages and hiring for employers. It also proposes the priority of H-1B applicants with STEM qualification.
- It also suggests tightening the definition of “specialized employment”. Accordingly, the bachelor’s degree would be needed.
- Any employer found that violating wage rules would be fined or even face debara.
Legislation comes only a few weeks after Trump’s administration increased to new H-1B requests of $ 100,000, which intensified the program control. H-1B visa, heavily used by American technology companies to bring qualified workers from countries such as India and China, differs from L-1 visa, which allows multinational companies to transfer employees from overseas branches.
Grassley and Durbin said they also wrote ten main employers-including Amazon, Google Parent Alphabet and meta platforms-they have been dependent on their dependence on H-1B visions, even when reducing domestic jobs. None of the companies immediately commented.
“Congress created H-1B and L-1 visa programs as limited routes for businesses to get the best talent when it cannot be found at home. But over the years many employers used them to cut US workers in favor of cheap foreign work,” Grassley said in a statement.
The measure brought support from senators Tommy Tuberville, Richard Blumenthal and Bernie Sanders, who are listed among his original co -founders.
(Tagstotranslate) H-1B Visa (T) L-1 Visa (T) Bipartisan Push
