S 1092 · 110th Congress · Immigration
High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-04-11)
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High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of annual H-1B (specialty occupation) visa entrants for FY2007 and FY2008. Eliminates the 20,000 annual cap on aliens with master's or higher degrees who can enter the United States without being subject to H-1B visa limits. Exempts from direct numerical limitations: (1) aliens with an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math who have been working in a related field in the United States during the three-year period preceding their application for an employment-based immigrant visa; (2) certain aliens who are priority workers or who have received a national interest waiver; and (3) immediate relatives.…
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Cosponsors (4)
1 Democrat3 Republicans