12th Sep 2007

13 Governors Request for Increase in H1-B and Green Cards

Governors of 13 states, including Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Rick Perry of Texas, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Chris Gregoire of Washington and Eliot Spitzer of New York, have sent a letter to Senator Harry Reid, Senator Mitch McConnell, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner asking for an increase in the number of H1-B visas and Permanent Resident visas (Green cards). The governors said they recognized there may not be time for comprehensive action on immigration laws during this session of Congress but said quick movement is needed on the skilled visa issue, as evidenced by the rapid speed by which this year’s quota was met.

The PDF copy of the request can be viewed here.

An article on CNET News Blog discussing the same can be viewed here.

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One Response to “13 Governors Request for Increase in H1-B and Green Cards”

  1. January 19th, 2009 at 10:10 am shanto Says:

    Very good article. We need to increase the number of H1-B visas and Permanent Resident visas (Green cards). We should give the H1 B Visas Permanent Resident visas (Green cards).

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