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...taking an even more careful wait-and-see attitude. Save for Sen. John McCain - who sharply criticized the report because it didn't endorse his call for more U.S. troops in Iraq - most Hill Republicans issued bland statements praising the report, then ducked for cover. Texas G.O.P. Sen. John Cornyn said he hoped the report would enable Republicans and Democrats to "set any partisan rancor aside and reach a bipartisan solution to this critical issue." "The feeling on our side is that report seems pretty reasonable," a senior House G.O.P. aide told TIME. "It requires some heavy lifting...
...visas is the main vehicle U.S. employers have to bring in foreign workers from abroad, and the limited influx of high-skilled foreign labor hurts the economy and undermines the U.S. focus on technology.The SKIL (Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership) Bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), is aimed at promoting economic competitiveness and growth by increasing the number of H-1Bs granted annually from 65,000 to 115,000 and doubling the length of OPT eligibility. However, this bill has been held up in Congress since June because it is coupled with the stalled comprehensive immigration reform...
...situation, and my company was pretty great and said that when my OPT expires, we’ll send you to El Salvador to work for five or six months until I can apply for my H-1B,” said Segovia.A bill sponsored by Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, would provide aid to students who find themselves in Segovia’s position. The bill would increase the annual number of H-1B visas to 115,000 and would double the length of OPT eligibility to 24 months. But according to the Library of Congress, no major action...
...warning that "the world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism." Caught in the middle have been Graham's fellow military lawyers, many of whom share misgivings about the detainee program. At a closed session of the Armed Services Committee last week, Senator John Cornyn of Texas brandished a letter signed by top lawyers of each service saying they "do not object" to a key part of Bush's plan. But he may have overstated their level of support. "That's not the whole story," Graham said to Cornyn, according to a witness. Last week...
Organizers declined to be interviewed, saying they want to continue working below the radar. Cornyn tells TIME that the founders "have been beneficiaries of the political activity of their parents, and want to step up now that they're the next generation in line." Legacy, he says, fills "a vacuum between national organizations and political activists who are grandparents...