July, July 06, 2004

Those people like to to get a work visa for the U.S. are facing a difficult prospect these days, with all work visas under scrutiny, and tremendous competition.

• High-tech employers and immigration attorneys are calling for lawmakers to raise the annual H-1B work visa limit (cap) and make L visas easier to get as well.
  
  
• Labor unions and unemployed techies argue that there are more high-tech workers in the U.S. than there are jobs, and that no foreigners should even have a shot at these jobs.
  
  
• Bills for both H-1B (pro) and L-1 work visas (anti) have been introduced. But those in the know say that Congress is unlikely to be addressing these issues anytime soon. In fact, they will likely be put off until 2005, simply because they have "more important" issues on their plates