In a speech Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) declared immigration reform dead. He chastised and baited Republicans in Congress for blocking reform, and declared that winning the White House without the support of a growing Hispanic population will become mathematically impossible. "The Republican Presidential nominee, whoever he or she may be, will enter the race with an electoral college deficit they cannot make up," said Gutierrez. Gutierrez didn't mention the H-1B visa in the speech, but if he's right, and comprehensive immigration reform is indeed dead, then so too is a provision in the bill that would have raised the cap on H-1B visas. Immigration reform advocates have successfully blocked any effort to take up the immigration issue piecemeal. They don't want support for broader reform to peel away.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by AnonTechie on Saturday June 28 2014, @08:54PM
When I submitted the story, it was not there on the green beta site. In any case, I thought it would be of interest to you all. As others have already mentioned, it is the comments and discussions that matter. There are stories that were submitted here first and then featured on the green site. I do not see your kind of comments on that site !!
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