H.R.5630 - Innovation Employment Act

To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Innovation Employment Act as introduced.
  • Official: To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. as introduced.

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03/12/08
NoSlaves.com

Not one week after Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates testified in Congress, various sources are reporting that House leaders intend to bring up legislation that would increase high-skilled foreign worker visas. H.R. 5630, sponsored by Rep. ...

03/15/08
Bush says border solution includes swinging door « Seeing Red AZ

The Innovation Employment Act (H.R.5630) sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), would double the H-1B cap to 130000 beginning in 2008 and would allow the cap to almost triple to 180000 if the limit is reached in the preceding ...

03/17/08
h-1b bill would stop use of visa for third party consultants

as reported in infoworld last friday, representative gabrielle giffords,[d-arizona], introduced an immigration bill,[hr 5630]the innovation employment act that would raise the cap on h-1b visas from 65000 to 130000 next year, ...

03/17/08
HR 5630 will double the number of immigrant H-1B

HR 5630 will double the number of immigrant H-1B worker visas! At the behest of Microsoft and other large corporations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) introduced a bill that would double the number of immigrant worker visas ...

03/19/08
washington politicians representing special interests instead of ...

hr 5630, sponsored by rep. gabrielle giffords (d-az), would increase the annual cap for high-tech h-1b visas from 65000 to 130000 starting this year, and up to 180000 by the year 2010. this legislation also makes it easier for foreign ...

Source: One Old Vet
03/19/08
three high-skilled visa bills introduced into the house

giffords (d-az) introduced hr 5630 which would modify certain requirements with respect to h-1b non-immigrants. in light of the pending h-1b visa lottery, these bills are critical to employers who hire foreign born professional workers. ...

03/19/08
3 H-1B Related Bills Submitted to the House of Representatives.

Giffords (D-AZ) introduced HR 5630 which would modify certain requirements with respect to H–1B non-immigrants. I'll have more information about these bills as the week progresses...and if the office isn't washed away in the flooding! ...

03/19/08
Obama Campaign Questions Clinton on Nafta - The Caucus Blog ...

Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) has introduced the Innovation Employment Act (H.R. 5630), which would DOUBLE the current H-1B visa cap to 130000 per fiscal year. H.R. 5630 would further raise the cap to 180000 beginning in 2010 if the ...

Source: The Caucus
03/20/08
Fictional Employment Theory | The Economic Populist

The "Innovation Employment Act," (H.R.5630) introduced by Representative Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, would increase the cap in H-1B visas from 65000 a year to 130000 a year in FY 2008, and up to 180000 in subsequent years. ...

03/20/08
reject foreign worker bills and put americans back to work

gabrielle giffords (d-ariz) has introduced the innovation employment act (hr 5630), which would double the current h-1b visa cap to 130000 per fiscal year. hr 5630 would further raise the cap to 180000 beginning in 2010 if the 130000 ...

03/20/08
Programmers Guild: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords targets U.S. tech ...

Representative Lamar Smith introduced a bill a day after HR 5630 that proposes to triple the H-1B visa cap. Please contact your representatives via writing to let them know what you want the to do about this. ...

03/20/08
Fresh Talk: Colorado immigration effort stymied

1 comments:. Big Apple said... How come the H-1 Visas always get the grease in congress? H.R. 5630: To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-5630 ...

Source: Fresh Talk
03/22/08
h1b visa attorney - new bills introduced will increase the h1b cap

innovation employment act (hr5630) - (march 13, 2008). - would raise h-1b cap in fiscal year 2008 to 130000. with possible increases up to 180000 in future years new american innovators act (hr5634) - (march 13, 2008)

03/23/08
legislation alert - visa guest workers and amnesty

house leaders are reporting that hr 5630, sponsored by rep. gabrielle giffords (d-az), will increase the annual cap for high-tech h-1b visas from 65000 to 130000 starting this year, and up to [...]

03/25/08
HR5630 To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B ...

To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants.

03/25/08
HR 5630 Would Double Number of H-1B Visas.

HR 5630, also known as the “Innovation Employment Act,” would increase the cap in H-1B visas from 65000 a year currently to 130000 a year. There also would be included no limit on the number of H-1B visas for foreigners who came as ...

03/26/08
Access Washington – Actualización Semanal sobre la Inmigración - NAM

El "Decreto Empleo e Innovación" (Innovation Employment Act) HR 5630 presentado por la Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., subiría el tope para visados H1-B hasta 130000 y requeriría que una parte de ellos se reservaran para graduados ...

03/26/08
Guest commenter, NY Congressional district 20 candidate John ...

... refusing to bring it to the floor for a vote, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) has introduced “The Innovation Employment Act” (HR-5630) that would increase the cap of H-1B visas from 65000 a year to 130000 a year. ...

03/26/08
High-tech job sector threatened by visa-related bill, says activist

Democrat Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) has introduced HR 5630, which is being called the “Innovation Employment Act.” The legislation would increase the cap on what are known as H1B visas from 65000 a year to 130000 annually, ...

03/27/08
THE CURRENT H1B VISA PROGRAM SHOULD BE ABOLISHED OR REFORMED

The H-1B visa program was originally created to assist American employers who were having trouble finding American high-tech workers for their businesses. It allowed a fixed number of foreign workers come to the United States to ...

03/28/08
MurthyDotCom : Bills Proposed for Special Immigrants and More H1Bs

On March 13, 2008, Congresswoman Giffords (D-AZ) introduced the "Innovation Employment Act" (H.R. 5630), proposing to increase overall H1B numerical limitations and to "modify certain requirements with respect to H1B nonimmigrants. ...

03/28/08
bush administration renews efforts to curtail hiring abuse

bill i. the innovation employment act (hr 5630), introduced by us rep. gabrielle giffords (d-az.), which would increase the cap to 130000 per year in 2009 and to 180000 per year from 2010 to 2015, if the 130000 cap is reached the year ...

03/30/08
Current Usa

Current Usa Aquarium Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) has introduced the Innovation Employment Act (HR 5630), which would DOUBLE the current H-1B visa cap to 130000 per fiscal year. HR 5630 would further raise the cap to 180000, ...

04/01/08
h1b news

... Services (USCIS), employers prohibited filing multiple H-1B applications same employee new rule designed ensure companies filing HR 5630 double number immigrant H-1B worker visas behest Microsoft and other large corporations, ...

04/02/08
Increasing the Cap for H-1B Visas Would Help the Economy

Representative Smith's bill, the Strengthen United States Technology and Innovation Now (SUSTAIN) Act (H.R. 5642), and Representative Gifford's bill, the Innovation Employment Act (IEA, H.R. 5630), would raise the H-1B cap. ...

04/03/08
AILA Reports New Bills Submitted to House Regarding Skilled Workers

Rep. Giffords (D-AZ) introduced HR 5630 which would modify certain requirements with respect to H–1B non-immigrants. CG will provide future postings describing each of these bills in more detail. Â.

04/07/08
bill proposes to triple, not double h-1b visa cap

labels: h-1b, h1b, hr 5630, hr 5642, immigration, lamar smith, microsoft, politics. http://copaseticflow.blogspot.com/2008/04/bill-proposes-to-triple-not-double-h-1b.html. copaseticflow.blogspot.com.

04/07/08
Greg Siskind's Blog: ANOTHER H-1B BILL INTRODUCED

Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) has introduced the Innovation Employment Act (H.R. 5630), which would DOUBLE the current H-1B visa cap to 130000 per fiscal year. H.R. 5630 would further raise the cap to 180000 beginning in 2010 if the ...

04/09/08
65000 More H-1B Visas

The day after he testified, committee member Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) proposed the “Innovation Employment Act" (HR 5630), a bill to double the H-1B Visa cap... [[This is a content summary only, click on the article title above to read ...

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04/10/08
tell your rep: the h-1b visa program exacerbates illegal immigration

gabrielle giffords (d-ariz) has introduced the innovation employment act (hr 5630), which would double the current h-1b visa cap to 130000 per fiscal year. hr 5630 would further raise the cap to 180000, for five years beginning in 2010, ...

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