Tancredo's Million Worker Visa Bill

Date: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:16 AM

H-1B and JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER

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I reported in earlier newsletters that Tancredo is working on a massive
expansion of guest worker visas by using a new visa called H-2C. This
article confirms that not only is he working on this bill but it's at least
twice as bad as the 500,000 limit that was originally discussed.

It may come as a surprise to many people that a stalwart of immigration
reform like Tancredo could turn his back on American workers, but that's
exactly what he is doing.

http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/digest/2003,0106.shtm

There is wide support in DC for a large immigration initiative later in 2003
as reflected in recent news reports we have linked to. Former House Speaker
Gingrich, Rep. Tancredo (R-CO) and the White House are all apparently at
work on a guest worker program which might embrace more than a million
people, including those currently undocumented. While there are not many
supporters yet on the right for a legalization component to such guest
worker legislation, political realities will likely dictate that a modest
number of immigrants be part of the overall guest worker legislation. What
this new guest worker program might do is to replace the current H2A and H2B
categories with something better - without the dual temporary concept, and
maybe even with dual intent. If that happens, and it is a big if, this may
be as big a boon to immigration lawyers as the H1B boom was. Of course, all
of us will have to wait and see what happens - immigration, though
important, is not the top priority in DC right now, with war clouds looming.

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