In pursuing verification of a private study, Grassley seeks precise information for lawmakers to better protect American workers
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley requested more information from the Department of Labor about the extent to which U.S. companies employ H-1B workers through contracting companies and the impact this may have on wages and American workers.
A recent private report, which used public data available through the Labor Department’s website, determined that many companies employed more H-1B workers than previously understood. In his letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Grassley requested verification of the private study and for the Labor Department to update and display similar data, if possible, so that lawmakers have an accurate understanding of labor markets when creating laws to better protect American workers.
Grassley, long concerned about the abuse of the H-1B visa program and its impact on American workers, has praised actions taken by President Trump and Acosta in combating visa fraud and protecting American workers. Grassley is also a sponsor of bipartisan legislation to reform the H-1B program to protect American workers and prevent abuses that adversely affect wages and visas for the most skilled foreign workers.
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