Restrictive Immigration Laws Seen as Damper on City Economy
July 28, 2008
With concern mounting about the health of New York City’s local economy, several members of New York’s congressional delegation will join with business and civic leaders today to discuss America’s immigration policy, which they say is damaging the city’s competitiveness internationally.
Business leaders have said that, in New York City, their principal concern is the country’s visa policies. In the global market for the best-educated, highest-skilled workers, advocates say the city is weighed down by the fact that each year the federal government issues a limited number of visas for skilled, temporary workers. These 65,000 H-1B visas are distributed via a lottery system that randomly selects who companies will be able to bring into the country and hire.
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