The real lie in that article is that CRUZ is proposing no such thing. This amendment, like the comprehensive immigration bill, is from the LAST CONGRESS, and it has been dead since early in the Congress.
Also, even the description of the amendment is not exactly accurate. Any increase in H-1B by Cruz’s amendment would have been based on a verified shortage.
Now, how important is the point that the amendment didn’t get anywhere because the comprehensive immigration bill didn’t get anywhere and is now dead?
Cruz’s amendment would have (1) made ANY KIND of path to citizenship absolutely forbidden for any illegal alien. (2) Would have controlled the LEGAL system with specific quotas and costs. Small business visas would have required a million dollars. Others would have required a visa holder already to have a research position in a university or industry on a legal basis, and the tech visa would have been allowed only in a time of shortage.
All of this is MOOT, of course, because the comprehensive bill is dead in the water....as a result of killer amendments such as Cruz’s.
So, he was doing strategic killing of a bad bill, but this is presented as if it’s an active proposal. It happened in 2013...2 years ago. It is dead.
Cruz is PROPOSING no such thing.
I don’t have a dog in this fight. My job is safe. I know many are threatened by H1B. If Cruz does not nip this in the bud he will lose. If he does not support H1B restrictions he better say so now.
Welcome to the majors, Ted - if you're not currently supporting H-1B expansion you need to get out in front of this and quickly.
If and when he does so, I'm back on board.