After eight (8) years, once again, the United States House of
Representatives is getting ready to vote on The Fairness for High
Skilled Immigrants Act. As you spend the last few hours
before the vote calling your Member of Congress and asking them to
vote for H.R.1044, be aware that as the clock ticks closer and closer
to the appointed hour, your call matters less and less. The staff has
already written memorandums to their boss with recommendations on how
to vote. The truth is, this is like an exam. We have spent the last
eight (8) years, writing a very long exam and tomorrow we will be
graded. Just like any difficult exam, preparation is the most
important thing and you better believe we have been preparing for this.
We are confident we will pass this part of the exam. It is
time to think ahead.
The nurse staffing companies have also spent the last eight (8) years
preparing for this and have become formidable opponents. For many of
us, H.R.1044 is a matter of survival, it is our only hope for being
treated fairly. It is our only hope to be recognized for the skills we
bring to the table and not be judged by the country we happen to be
born in. H.R.1044 is the only hope for our children who will soon age
out and self-deport. H.R.1044 is the only redemption for too many
parents whose children have aged out and self-deported.
For the nurse staffing industry, this is also a matter of
life-and-death. H.R.1044 threatens their very existence. Once the
supply of cheap foreign labor working under “debt bondage” dries up,
it is game over for these abusive nurse staffing firms. Even though
the desperation of the nurse staffing companies to stop H.R.1044
matches our determination to get the bill done and staffing firms have
a lobbying budget we conservatively estimate is at least 100 times
ours, we believe we can beat them and get the Fairness for High
Skilled Immigrants Act done.
We would not have gotten this far without your active participation
and financial support. Please don’t stop now.
Please help us get this done!
