Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration
OFFERS AMENDMENT TO INCREASE H-1B VISAS TO HELP IMPROVE, RETAIN HIGH-SKILLED LABOR FORCE
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=137
Sen. Cruz Presents Measure to Strengthen, Improve Legal Immigration OFFERS AMENDMENT TO INCREASE H-1B VISAS TO HELP IMPROVE, RETAIN HIGH-SKILLED LABOR FORCE http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=137I'm glad someone posted that article. It includes a 10-minute video featuring Cruz speaking in a Senate committee hearing presenting his arguments to increase the cap on H-1B visas for high-skilled, Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) graduates as temporary workers.
Incidentally, it's an increase in the CAP he proposes, not an absolute quota for H-1B visas.
You may not agree with the data and studies Cruz cites, but you will gain an understanding of Cruz's thoughts and reasoning and the supporting data behind his conclusions. It certainly filled a void in my understanding of his position. The video makes clear Cruz is thinking of STEM graduates brought into the country for temporary work and a means to retain foreign-born STEM graduates educated in the USA.
I jotted down some bullet points below listening to the video (hope I got them right). You can agree or disagree with Cruz, but at least know where he is coming from on the issue of legal immigration.
Legal immigration for high-skilled, temporary workers, NOT unskilled, uneducated people destined to be dependent on government90% of H-1B applications for high-skilled STEM jobs
1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker in STEM fields, more than 230,000 advanced-degree STEM jobs will go unfilled by 2018
24 of top 50 venture-backed companies had at least one immigrant founder. More than 40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children, employ more than 10 million people and generate revenue in excess of $4.2 trillion
Immigrant entrepreneurs start 17% of all new businesses in USA
25% of Engineering and Technology companies started in past decade were founded by immigrants
For every additional 100 H-1B workers, 183 new jobs are created for U.S. citizens
Bottom line: Encourages economic growth and creates new jobs in America