This is a piecemeal act that includes all of the stuff that CIR would have for skilled legal immigrants. This includes provisions to reduce the visa backlog, H1-B reform and F1 student visa reform.
SKILL ACT of 2010
I’ve stopped getting too excited about just introductions of new bills. It all depends on how it’s received and whether it gathers any momentum. I’ll be watching for that and will update here as soon as I have more information. Please comment if you know more…
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July 12th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
The link provided is not working, please repost.
July 12th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Am I looking at wrong bill,
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-3928
I am not seeing anything related H1B or Visa backlogs.
July 12th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
SP, sorry, I’ve reposted the link.