Byron Dorgan: “This H-1B visa bill is important to all of us. It is important to those on the Democratic side of the aisle as well. We…”

“This H-1B visa bill is important to all of us. It is important to those on the Democratic side of the aisle as well. We recognize that our economy is experiencing substantial and sustained growth, unparalleled growth, and to keep that on track we have to ensure our high-tech industry has the employees it needs. I was at a company in California some while ago and the president of the company said we have 2,000 open positions for engineers right now that we can't fill. There is not any way for us to fill them--2,000 jobs, engineers we need and we can't get. So we understand this issue. We want it to be resolved.”