In Disney’s backyard, Sen. Nelson proposes big H-1B reduction
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a vocal critic of the use of H-1B workers at Disney, introduced legislation on Tuesday to reduce the H-1B cap by nearly 25%.
Along with shrinking the supply of H-1B visas, Nelson's bill also changes how the visas are distributed. It would allocate them on the basis of salary. Employers who pay the most would be in the best position of getting a visa petition approved.
Visas are now allocated on the basis of a random lottery.
Nelson's bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who heads the Senate's Immigration subcommittee, would slice the 65,000 H-1B cap by 15,000 visas. This is the so called base cap.
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