Ron Klink said "Mr. Speaker, let me speak for those workers out there. We have no definitive evidence that there is a shortage. And if those 208,000 people have been laid off, can they not be retrained? I want to talk about a research faculty member from Texas who wrote me to say, ``I train international students to qualify for H-1B and other work visas. I would like to know, however, why these companies show no interest in hiring me.'' How about Linda Killcrese of Dover, New Jersey, who said, ``In my own case, all information technology staff were fired by American International Group and replaced by a body shop.'' Mr. Speaker, we have workers after workers who complain that they have jobs, and at $500 a job we are selling away the future of American workers." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 24, 1998

Mr. Speaker, let me speak for those workers out there. We have no definitive evidence that there is a shortage. And if those 208,000 people have been laid off, can they not be retrained? I want to talk about a research faculty member from Texas who wrote me to say, ``I train international students to qualify for H-1B and other work visas. I would like to know, however, why these companies show no interest in hiring me.'' How about Linda Killcrese of Dover, New Jersey, who said, ``In my own case, all information technology staff were fired by American International Group and replaced by a body shop.'' Mr. Speaker, we have workers after workers who complain that they have jobs, and at $500 a job we are selling away the future of American workers.

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Ron Klink

Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about job losses and the impact of H-1B visa policies on American workers.

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