Rep. Giffords denies H-1B increase is in the works

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:16 AM

<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER No. 2071 -- 10/29/2009 >>>>>

Yesterday I went on the Chuck Wilder talk radio show as planned. Much to my
surprise, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords answered my challenge to go on the radio
show with me so that she could explain why she should would sponsor a bill
that would triple the H-1B cap.

Giffords didn t actually call in, but her press secretary CJ Karamargin called
before the show started. He declined to go on the air but he assured Chuck
Wilder that there is no truth to the "rumor" that Giffords has re-introduced
her "Innovation Employment Act" of 2008.

That very good news greeted me when I went on the show, and Wilder and I
talked about what it really all means. After the show I decided to call
Karamargin to confirm what Wilder heard. In short, this is what I found
out:

* Giffords will not introduce a bill to the 111th Congress to increase the

H-1B cap.

* There was no guarantee about the 112th Congress which begins January of

2011.

* Karamargin wouldn t confirm or deny that the bill was sent to the

Judiciary Committee.

* No explanation was given why the three staffers I talked to in the

Washington DC office all confirmed to me that the bill was sent to the
Judiciary and will be introduced very soon.

I found it surprising that the press secretary was in Tucson, Arizona this
time of year, and it was somewhat troubling that the two offices had such
different versions of the status of the bill because conflicting stories often
mean trouble.

Karamargin mentioned that there is a huge "buzz" in the blogosphere over this
story and thought that I could help dampen the rumors. I explained to him that
the firestorm that occurred should be a strong warning to Giffords that the
public isn t going to tolerate an increase of H-1B. We very much disagreed on
the merits of the H-1B program.

Chuck Wilder concluded the show by saying this:

Rob, my position is this: is that I m going to believe
what they told me that it s not in the judiciary, and
you and are are just going to sit back and see, and if
they lied to us, then heaven help them if they did lie!

I agree with Wilder. Considering the fact that Karamargin is Rep.
Giffords official spokesman, we can be somewhat safe to assume that Giffords
hasn t introduced a bill to raise the H-1B cap and doesn t intend on doing so
anytime soon. If Giffords introduces an H-1B increase bill then we can use
this incident as a talking point to pressure her.

My theory, for whatever it s worth is that Giffords felt a lot of heat over
the bill and told the Judiciary to table it. Of course it could be a matter of
the left foot not knowing where the right is going. There is a possibility
that the Washington DC office was as confused as Computerworld
-- the magazine that printed a 2008 article by Grant Gross but dated it 2009.
Since the controversy began, Computerworld, CIO, and several other
publications corrected their date. If you see the same article with a 2009
date it is a mistake!

I seriously doubt Giffords would introduce a new bill for the 112th Congress.
That s an election year, and even though she panders to Bill Gates and the
high tech industry, she still needs to get elected. Not even a liberal
globalist like Giffords is going to gamble an election away to expand the H-1B
program.

LINKS:

http://www.jobdestruction.info/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm#George_Putnam_Radio_Archives
podcast of the Wilder radio show. 10/28/2009

blog version of this newsletter:
http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/10/29/rep-giffords-denies-h-1b-increase-is-in-the-works/

http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/10/28/chuck-wilder-show-1028-rep-giffords-invited/
Chuck Wilder show, Rep. Giffords invited

http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/10/21/rep-giffords-bill-to-triple-cap-on-h-1b-visas/
Rep. Giffords Bill To Triple H-1B Visa Cap

http://www.crntalk.com/default.aspx?date=10/29/2009&nid=67&pid=0&eid=1835
Chuck Wilder show

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