Published
thursday 06/12/2008 - 11:00 am
2237 rayburn house office building
subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, refugees, border security, and international law
hearing on the need for green cards for highly skilled workers
by direction of the chairman
witnesses for eb workers in general:
panel i:
senior vice president
worldwide human resources
national semiconductor corporation
electrical engineer
lee colby & associates and past chair of the institute of electrical and electronics engineers santa clara valley section
director of the bechtel international center
stanford university association of international educators
legal immigrant association
executive director
center for immigration studies
witnesses for nurses:
panel ii:
chief nursing executive
baptist health system
senior policy fellow
american nurses association
executive director
rns working together, afl-cio
Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN
3,181 Posts
I have seen no political support for this bill. I am basing this on my observations reading and participating in the US voting process. Immigration is a hot topic and Senator MCcain has lost many votes over his pro immigration views. He now has toned down his views.
Many bills get proposed and the majority of the bills are never passed. If this bill was a patient , I would put the bill on life support and put the bill on the danager list.
Based on many qualified US students awaiting placement in a RN program and unemployment rising, the polls would be committing suicide by allowing foreign workers while Americans are unemployed.
Answers to this issue, are improved educational access, flexible benefits for employed nurses and increased pay for US RNs to retain current workforce.