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[Previous entry: "Department of State Cable Updates the Foreign Affairs Manual to Account for Changes in Mexican TN Process"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Top immigration official in charge of detaining and deporting illegal immigrants in the Detroit region is under investigation for possible misconduct"] 02/06/2004 Entry: "House International Relations Committee Holds Hearings on L-1 Visas" On February 3, 2004, the House International Relations Committee held a hearing, "L Visas: Losing Jobs Through Laissez-Faire Policies?" The panel consisted primarily of witnesses who favored restricting the L visas, with only one supporter of the L program representing the high tech community. This hearing, which according to Representative Henry Hyde (R-IL) will be the first in a series of hearings on this issue, demonstrated the lack of knowledge about the differences between the H-1B and L-1 visas, erroneously blamed the L visa for current outsourcing, and did not recognize the importance of this visa as a tool to increase foreign investment and create American jobs. Committee members also pondered potential "fixes" to the L visa program including numerical limits and caps on the length of stay.
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