An American professional body of engineers has supported the move for tough H-1B visa rules, which if implemented would affect foreign companies, in particular those from India.
"This, along with increasing the number of green cards available to high-skill workers, would strengthen job retention and creation in the United States," IEEE-USA president Marc Apter said in a statement endorsing the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013," legislation introduced this week by Senators Sherrod Brown and Chuck Grassley.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-USA is the largest body of electrical and electronics engineers in the US.
The bill "aims to close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programs, reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and for visa holders, and require more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers," IEEE-USA said.
Among other things, the bill would require all companies to make a good-faith effort to hire Americans first, prohibit employers from advertising only to H-1B visa holders, require that wages paid to H-1B holders and US citizens be essentially the same and prohibit companies from outsourcing visa holders to other companies.
Among other things, the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 ensures that an H-1B application filed by an employer that employs 50 or more US workers will not be accepted unless the employer attests that less than 50 per cent of the employer's workforce are H-1B and L visa holders.
The bill requires an L visa holder to prove that a legitimate business is being set up in the US, modifies the wage requirements and outplacement rules, provides L visa holders with a brochure about their rights, and requires a report on the blanket petition application process.
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