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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2839 Global Competitiveness Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/49988</id>
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    <title>Sponsors of More H-1B Guest Worker Visa Bills Who Lost Their Seats</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-04:/commentary/3230313</id>
    <updated>2008-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>noslaves.com </name>
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John Sununu [R-NH] - Sponsored S.2839, a major H-1B and F-4 bill; Lost to Shaheen, 52% to 45%. Elizabeth Dole [R-NC]- Co-Sponsored S. 2868, which gave anyone a green card or Visa who simply obtained an advanced degree, a true disaster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.noslaves.com/sponsors-of-more-h-1b-guest-worker-visa-bills-who-lost-their-seats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DigitalCommons@ILR - Andorra Bruno: Immigration: Policy ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/3390199</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A number of bills before the 110th Congress (S. 988, S. 2839, H.R. 1843, H.R. 5233, H.R. 5495, H.R. 5849) would reenact an H-2B returning worker exemption. Other guest worker bills introduced in the 110th Congress include proposals to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/522/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: [IWS] CRS: IMMIGRATION: GUEST ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/3359426</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A number of bills before the 110th Congress (S. 988, S. 2839, H.R. 1843, H.R. 5233, H.R. 5495, H.R. 5849) would reenact an H-2B returning worker exemption. Other guest worker bills introduced in the 110th Congress include proposals to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2008/06/iws-crs-immigration-guest-worker.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LEGISLATION PENDING: GLOBAL COMPETIVENESS ACT OF 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/2270300</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CG Immigration &amp;amp; Commercial Law Affiliates </name>
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On April 10, 2008, legislation (Senate Bill 2839)&#226;&#8364;&#8220; the proposed Global Competiveness Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;&#8220; was introduced to the US Senate and referred to that body&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Judiciary Committee. Over all, S. 2839 proposes to ease restrictions on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cglawaffiliates.x2cms.com/blog/?p=31&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clinton&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s New Debate Proposal: On the Back of a Flatbed Truck ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/3359427</id>
    <updated>2008-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.2839 Title: A bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 4/10/2008) &#226;&#8364;&#166;.and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/27/clintons-new-debate-proposal-on-the-back-of-a-flatbed-truck/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 2839: Bill Text</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2079602</id>
    <updated>2008-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 2839: Bill Text --&amp;gt; Last post added 1 hour 38 minutes ago by Jhaalaa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/100883003/last-page/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#229;&#175;&#8218;&#229;&#175;&#382;&#230;&#732;&#175;&#228;&#186;&#186;&#231;&#8221;&#376;&#230;&#339;&#8364;&#229;&#164;&#167;&#231;&#353;&#8222;&#228;&#186;&#171;&#229;*&#8212;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/2099997</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Global Competitiveness Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;* (S.2839) which would give United. States employers access to previously unused H-1B temporary worker visas and permanent. EB employment-based visas from prior fiscal years. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://haslingcelia.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!AB4644B2A434BF4!3113.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Texas Senator John Cornyn Files Bill for U.S. Global Competitiveness; Seeks to Recapture 61,000 Schedule A Visas for RNs and PTs Among Others</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-16T00:54:09Z</updated>
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RETROGRESSION UPDATE  In an apparent response to an announcement by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ... , Joe Lieberman, and Chuck Hagel introduced the &#8220;Global Competitiveness Act of 2008&#8221; (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.2839&lt;/strong&gt;) whi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://filipinonurse.blogspot.com/2008/04/texas-senator-john-cornyn-files-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Substance abuse, liars and emails</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2066665</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 2839, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 West 180th Street in New York, New York, as the &amp;quot;Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office.&amp;quot; 107th Congress: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/u-s-politics-issues/69309-substance-abuse-liars-emails.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Bill to Recapture 61000 EB Visa for Nurses</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2063825</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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John Cornyn along with Senators Judd Gregg, Joe Lieberman, and Chuck Hagel introduced the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Global Competitiveness Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;* (S. 2839) which would give United States employers access to previously unused H-1B temporary worker visas ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digg.com/politics/Senate_Bill_to_Recapture_61_000_EB_Visa_for_Nurses&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas :: For The Press</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3442324</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas </name>
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Specifically, Senator Cornyn, along with Senators Judd Gregg, Joe Lieberman, and Chuck Hagel, today introduced the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Global Competitiveness Act of 2008&#226;&#8364;* (S. 2839) which would give United States employers access to previously unused H-1B ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ForPress.NewsReleases&amp;amp;ContentRecord_id=39c4cd1a-802a-23ad-4d63-7b0adab48b23&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Carrie's Nation: The Never-Ending Post, or, Government and ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Also on April 10, 2008, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the &quot;Global Competitiveness Act of 2008&quot;. Among other things, the bill (S. 2839) would:. Recapture 150000 supposedly unused visas and dole them out over a 3-year period. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://carriesnation.blogspot.com/2008/04/never-ending-post-or-government-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New bill proposed - another glimpse of light at the end of the H1 ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Last Thursday, Senator Cornyn from Texas introduced this bill , S. 2839, which has been referred for action to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following is the outlines of the bill as prepared by the Senator: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=277562&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC: H-1 Cap reached</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/3764630</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S.2839. Title: A bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 4/10/2008) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2008/04/h-1-cap-reached.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2839: A bill to provide emergency ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3183790</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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John Cornyn [R-TX] introduced S. 2839: A bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Active ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2839&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Obama Surrogates Attack Clinton Over ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 2839, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 West 180th Street in New York, New York, as the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office.&#226;&#8364;* 107th Congress: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/04/08/obama-surrogates-attack-clinton-over-penns-lobbying/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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