U.S. Senate's Big Immigration Bill Seeks Centralized Database For H-1B Jobs

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dcblogs writes "The U.S. Senate comprehensive immigration bill, due Tuesday, will allow the H-1B cap to rise from 65,000 to as high as 180,000. The bill, overall, contains some interesting provisions. It will require the U.S. Labor Dept. to create a website of H-1B job openings that employers must post to. The jobs must be posted least 30 calendar days before hiring an H-1B applicant to fill that position. The bill also raises wages for H-1B workers to make them more competitive, although the amount wasn't specified. One provision that will affect India, in particular, limits H-1B visa use to 50% of a firm's U.S. workforce. The provision may prompt India firms to buy U.S. companies to expand their U.S. presence." http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=U.S.+Senate's+Big+Immigration+Bill+See ks+Centralized+Database+For+H-1B+Jobs%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FYRHpHT) http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot.org%2Fstor y%2F13%2F04%2F16%2F2127218%2Fus-senates-big-immigration-bill-seeks-centralized-database-for-h-1b-jobs%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebo ok) http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png (http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/04/16/2127218/us-senates-big-immigration-bill-seeks-centralized-database-for-h-1b-jobs?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus)

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