Sample file to be sent

Jessicat,

Thank you for your efforts on this issue! Please continue to lead on this action. Do you have any samples to be sent to house representatives? I got the following sample from http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/techworkers. This is a very good and useful web site.



Sample file :

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> > SUBJECT: PLEASE SUPPORT Section 8001, "Recapture of
> > unused visa
> > numbers", of the Senate Deficit Reduction Omnibus
> > Reconciliation Act
> > of 2006
> > *****************
> > I am a concerned high-skilled professional and a
> > legally residing tax
> > payer in U.S. I urge you to vote in support of the
> > Senate
> > modifications incorporated in Reduction Omnibus
> > Reconciliation Act of
> > 2006 (S. 1932) passed by the Senate. Besides
> > incorporating the House
> > recommendations of increasing the L-1 visa fees,
> > Section.
> > 8001. "Recapture of unused visa numbers", has
> > provisions that serve
> > to alleviate the problems of the American industry
> > and numerous
> > applicants. The action taken by the Senate Judiciary
> > Committee
> > proposes an increase in revenue by recapturing
> > AUTHORIZED, but NEVER
> > USED, visa numbers for foreign workers with key
> > skills in jobs for
> > which U.S. workers are not available.
> >
> > 1) It may be noted that professionals who will be
> > considered for
> > these recaptured visa numbers, in most cases, are
> > already employed in
> > U.S. companies for the
> > last 4-6 years. They have been certified by the U.S.
> > Department of
> > Labor as high-skilled workers who will not be
> > displacing existing
> > American workers in the market. These applicants
> > also have been
> > certified to be highly qualified and suitable for
> > the positions
> > that the immigration opportunity is for.
> > 2) The version proposed by the Senate Judiciary
> > Committee has fee
> > increases for L-1 as recommended by the House
> > Judiciary Committee. It
> > also proposes to raise the revenue from the
> > recaptured visas.
> > 3) The Senate Judiciary package would recapture
> > UNUSED employment
> > based visas. This enables the U.S. industry to
> > attract and retain the
> > best talent from around the world, which is a major
> > factor for
> > American competitiveness. Arbitrary quotas on
> > employment-based green
> > cards for highly educated and skilled workers would
> > jeopardize
> > America's ability to attract and retain best
> > talent—and ultimately
> > jobs—in the United States.
> > 4) The Senate Judiciary proposal permits the filing
> > of I-485
> > application without having to wait for the priority
> > date to become
> > current. If this important proposal is not passed it
> > hurts many
> > highly skilled and qualified professionals currently
> > holding key
> > positions in the U.S. Without the ability to file
> > for I-485 many
> > qualified professionals will be forced
> > to leave the U.S. and return back to their own
> > countries taking
> > highly specialized knowledge and experience with
> > them. This is a
> > major long term disadvantage for the US.
> >
> > I, hereby urge you to vote in support of Section
> > 8001, "Recapture of
> > unused visa numbers", of the Senate Deficit
> > Reduction Omnibus
> > Reconciliation Act of 2006 when it comes up for
> > consideration. Your
> > vote will not only address the issue of deficit
> > reduction but will
> > also ensure that the United States of America will
> > be in the
> > forefront of science and technology and will retain
> > the best talent
> > from around the world.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > XYZ

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Wendy