Comprehensive Immigration Reform (Update)
Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 12:18:20 PM PDT
Just a short reminder for those interested in IMMIGRATION REFORM. Tomorrow, Thursday 09/06/2007 at 1:00 PM there is a scheduled hearings at the Rayburn House Office Building. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law will have the Hearing on H.R. 1645, the "Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 (STRIVE Act)". Included in the Strive Act is the Dream Act, AgJobs, and a comprehensive provision for those who have been here long enough and stayed out of trouble to become conditional legal residents.
Sorry the Diary is so short, but I did post a longer one last week.
If you want to watch and listen to the hearing tomorrow afternoon go to the link and then
Click on September 6 or the Immigration Subcommittee box and then click on "view live webcast". Good luck.
The Gutierrez-Flake STRIVE Act would open U.S. tech jobs to unlimited applicants from any country
Sun Apr 22, 2007 at 02:16:23 PM PDT
The Gutierrez-Flake STRIVE Act would exempt from the H-1b cap anyone in any country with a master’s and higher degree in science, technology, engineering and math - obtained at any school anywhere in the world. This would open every tech job in the U.S. to upwards of one million people around the world, desperate to make any sacrifice to become a U.S. citizen, and undermining the careers of U.S. tech workers within the stagnant 3.5 million job sector.
Analysis of STRIVE Act (Part 1: Enforcement Sections)
Mon Apr 09, 2007 at 05:07:17 PM PDT
This is the first in a series of articles intended to look at some of the key provisions of the "The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007" (STRIVE Act of 2007) introduced by U.S. Reps Gutierrez (D-IL) Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
There has already been a great deal of information made available about the bill. Two extensive section by section summaries are available here, and here and the AILA has posted a summary for download here. Additionally, the complete text of the bill is available for download from the GPO here.
This analysis is intended to supplement the summaries already available by highlighting those areas of the bill that are the most troubling and will need revision or modification in order to produce the kind of meaningful legislation we hope to see coming out of this congress.
