Senate Judiciary Committee Agreed to Increase 30,000 for H-1B Cap
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently hearing the Budget Reconciliation and Immigration Proposal. The report indicates that the committee approved a Feinstein amendment allowing 30,000 more H-1B visas per year, and increasing fees by $500. Feinstein's amendment would also increase fees on another kind of visa, the L-1, which companies use to transfer workers they already employ in foreign countries to the United States. The fee on L-1 visas, now $685, would rise by $750. Behind the success in passage of this bill was a strong support by the high tech industry. Read on.
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/business/technology/12953848.htm
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legislation/story/0%2C10801%2C105572%2C00.html