CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 16

by CalWatchdog Staff | January 16, 2017 8:29 am

Good morning. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! It’s a holiday, so we’ll keep it short.

With contending pieces of legislation now up for consideration in Congress, California has returned to the national spotlight on one of the most contentious immigration issues — special visas granted by the federal government to attract foreign talent.

Long critiqued by economic nationalists, including some Democrats, the H-1B visa program has been accused of undercutting qualified candidates in key industries who are U.S. citizens.

Leading a bipartisan effort to overhaul the program: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista.

CalWatchdog[1] has more. 

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Endnotes:
  1. CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2017/01/16/rep-darrell-issa-leads-bipartisan-push-visa-reform/
  2. Los Angeles Times: https://calwatchdog.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=92746&action=edit
  3. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-road-map-confusion-school-funding-20170115-story.html
  4. San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Trump-vs-California-How-the-battle-will-be-waged-10857915.php
  5. The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article126478754.html

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