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On the recordAugust 5, 2010
The bottom line is this. I like the H-1B program, and I think it does a lot of good for a lot of American companies. In fact, in the immigration proposal I made, along with Senator Reid and Senator Menendez, as well as the outline with Senator Graham, we expand H-1B in a variety of ways. There is a part of H-1B that is abused, and it is by companies that are not American companies or even companies that are making something. Rather, they are companies that take foreign folks, bring them here, and then they stay here for a few years, learn their expertise, and go back. We think we should increase the fees when they do that.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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govinfo.gov
Aug 5, 2010

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Senator Schumer discusses the H-1B visa program and its implications for American companies.

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