WASHINGTON: Calling for a comprehensive immigration reform that gives more opportunities to high-skilled workers from countries like India , New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has demanded removal of Congressional mandated cap on H-1B visas and Green Cards.
"We must stop telling US companies that they cannot hire the high-skilled workers they need. By making it difficult for them to obtain temporary and permanent visas for high-skilled workers, the federal government is slowing growth and worse, promoting the outsourcing of American jobs," Bloomberg said in his address to the Council on Foreign Relations.
"Make no mistake about it: If companies can't hire the workers they need here, they will move those operations out of the country. You just have to look at Microsoft's recent decision to open a research park in Vancouver," he said.
Arguing that the ability to attract and keep high-skilled labour is essential for US companies competing on the world market, Bloomberg said that's true not only for high-tech companies but also for banks and insurance, pharmaceutical and other companies.
"But right now, the cap on H1-B visas and Green Cards is much too low. And caps on Green Cards are set by countries, so Iceland actually gets the same number of visas as India. That may be fair to those two countries, but it's certainly not fair to American business and to Americans," Bloomberg said.
The New York Mayor said there should be an end to these arbitrary limits and the cap on the high-skilled H1-B visas.
Remove cap on H1B visa and Green Card: New York Mayor - The Economic Times
The New York Mayor must be a ASS HOLE!!! there are alot of high-skilled works here that can not find a job
thay hire H-1B visas and pay them $10.000 a year and fire the worker that was making $ 40.000 a year
"We must stop telling US companies that they cannot hire the high-skilled workers they need. By making it difficult for them to obtain temporary and permanent visas for high-skilled workers, the federal government is slowing growth and worse, promoting the outsourcing of American jobs," Bloomberg said in his address to the Council on Foreign Relations.
"Make no mistake about it: If companies can't hire the workers they need here, they will move those operations out of the country. You just have to look at Microsoft's recent decision to open a research park in Vancouver," he said.
Arguing that the ability to attract and keep high-skilled labour is essential for US companies competing on the world market, Bloomberg said that's true not only for high-tech companies but also for banks and insurance, pharmaceutical and other companies.
"But right now, the cap on H1-B visas and Green Cards is much too low. And caps on Green Cards are set by countries, so Iceland actually gets the same number of visas as India. That may be fair to those two countries, but it's certainly not fair to American business and to Americans," Bloomberg said.
The New York Mayor said there should be an end to these arbitrary limits and the cap on the high-skilled H1-B visas.
Remove cap on H1B visa and Green Card: New York Mayor - The Economic Times
The New York Mayor must be a ASS HOLE!!! there are alot of high-skilled works here that can not find a job
thay hire H-1B visas and pay them $10.000 a year and fire the worker that was making $ 40.000 a year
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