Thread: KENNEDY AMEND PASSED {SA 4066}

May 18: Kennedy amendment (SA 4066)

Summary: Allows an H-2C alien guestworker to file a petition for an employment-based immigrant visa if: (1) (a) the alien has maintained H-2C nonimmigrant status in the United States for a cumulative period of at least four years of employment; (b) the Department of Labor determines and certifies that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified, and available to fill the job position; and (c) an employer attests that the employer will employ the alien in the offered job position; or (2) the alien submits at least two of a specified list of documents for current employment, which must be considered evidence of current employment (e.g., Social Security records, pay stubs, IRS records). (Under the original bill, an alien only must have maintained H-2C status for four years.)

56-43 PASSED


NumbersUSA Urged A NO Vote

This amendment weakens Sen. Cornyn's SA 3965 by not requiring Federal certification of the employer's need to import foreign workers.

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

(b) the Department of Labor determines and certifies that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified, and available to fill the job position

Doesn't this say Federal certification is required.


This is already on the books I don't even know why its an Amendment. There was a guy that used to post on here that was going to contact the Department of Labor to ask did they have the required certifications to justify 12 million illegal workers in this country.

this has to do with NUMBERS --HUGE NUMBERS

Social Security w/loopholes
almost UNLIMITED numbers of people when all the loopholes are added up

each one of these amendments links to another, thereby opening up not just AMNESTY but numbers that are unimaginable. They sort of give a "boost" to one another. Cancelling out this and adding to that until it's out of control.