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[edit]The number of visas rose to 57,700 in 2002.[1]
The worker needs to within the preceding three years, been employed at a company for one year.[2]
The 1990 Immigration Act split the L visa into two categories: L-1A for executives and managers, and L-1B for employees with "specialized knowledge".
The government allows the spouse of an L-1 worker authorization to work freely in the United States.[3] Adults who are on the L-2 visa therefore have no work restrictions.
One L-1 visa can include multiple workers.
In 2001, there were 329,000 workers on L-1 visas.
The increase in L-1 visas is because the H-1B visa increased in scrutiny.
Intel have American employees train L-1 workers to staff the company's other headquarters. The company says layoffs do not result in layoffs. Texas Instruments brings in electrical engineers on the L-1 visa.[4]
Semiconductor firms used the L-1 visa to bring electrical engineers into the U.S.
In 2004, Congresswoman Rosa Delauro introduced HR 2702, to limit L-1 visas to 35,000 a year.[2]
Indian outsourcing firms such as Tata, Infosys, and others bring in workers to staff American companies using the L-1 visa. (Congress).
Impact
[edit]- The L-1 visa enabled offshoring of U.S. jobs.
- American multinationals do not take responsibility for their worker replacement because the visa is issued with the outsourcing firm.
References
[edit]- Globalization of the High-Tech Labor Force, William Lazonick (2008).
- Congressional Hearing: 2003 (L-1 Visa)[5]
- Senate Testimony[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hafner, Katie; Preysman, Daniel (2003-05-30). "TECHNOLOGY; Special Visa's Use for Tech Workers Is Challenged". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b "L Visas: Losing Jobs Through Laissez-Faire Policies?" (PDF).
- ^ "8 U.S. Code § 1184 - Admission of nonimmigrants". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Ultimate job-loss insult: training your own replacement". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "The L-1 Visa and American Interests in the 21st Century" (PDF).
- ^ Yale-Loehr, Stephen. ""The L-1 Visa and American Interests in the 21st Century Global Economy"" (PDF).
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