Job difficulties for international students? - News

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2009/03/03/News/Job-Difficulties.For.International.Students-3656446.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition


International students who had lined up permanent employment on an  
H-1B visa may find themselves out of a job, according to a Career  
Services e-mail circulated among students today.

The e-mail notified students of an amendment to the stimulus package  
proposed by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bernie Sanders  
(Independent-Vermont) that limits firms receiving funds from the  
Troubled Assets Relief Program from hiring international workers on  
H-1B visas.

Those visas allow employers to hire non-immigrant international  
workers in a specialized field. International students use the visas  
for permanent employment, not internships.

Under the amendment, employers must take extra steps to hire foreign  
workers such as ensuring that international hires do not displace U.S.  
workers and making a good-faith effort to find U.S. workers to fill  
positions at wages at least equal to those offered to a potential H-1B  
employee.

For Penn, which accepts approximately 10 percent of its undergraduate  
student body from foreign countries each year, these restrictions may  
pose a problem for international juniors and seniors seeking jobs and  
internships.

Some Penn students have already had their offers rescinded, said  
Career Services director Patricia Rose.

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