Along that line .. important to note INS has more than doubled it's fees to
get a visa/green card and such.
This went into effect this week. Working in the US just got more expensive.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rainmaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: WC:>: Write your congressman - although it's too late
>At 11:26 AM 10/15/98 -0700, Gill, Kathy so eloquently stated:
>>SENATE APPROVES BILL INCREASING HIGH-TECH WORKER VISAS
>>After blocking the legislation last week, the Senate approved a measure
>>nearly doubling the number of visas issued to high-tech workers over the
>>next three years. The bill was included as part of the omnibus spending
>>package approved late Tuesday. The number of visas will increase from
>>65,000 to 115,000 by 2001, after which it will drop to 65,000 again. The
>>House approved the legislation, which has been a high priority for Silicon
>>Valley executives, last month. (Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 98)
>>
>>
>>It's still not too late to tell 'em you are annoyed, given that it's an
>>election year. What they put in an omnibus budget bill can be taken out in
>>the next one.
>>
>
>I think they are trying to fill the gap caused by Y2K. In three
>years, a lot of these programmers will be back into retirement.
>
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