Immigration Law

SKILLED WORKER VISA BACKERS PUSH WHITE HOUSE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SOLUTIONS

By Greg Siskind

While Congress remains paralyzed in dealing with immigration issues and another H-1B blackout about to begin, supporters of skilled worker immigration are pushing the Bush Administration to look at solutions that don't require legislation. One proposal would involve increasing the time foreign students can work in practical training following their completion of US university programs. The plan would be to increase Optional Practical Training from one year to 29 months. Because this proposal focuses on graduates of US schools, the measure is likely to draw less opposition from anti-H-1B groups since the professionals are American-trained and the US would be retaining talent developed in this country.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).