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US Labor Department awards more than $183 million for technical skills training to help American workers fill jobs in high-growth fields

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Grants target industries in 28 states that rely on H-1B visa program for skilled workers

CINCINNATI — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a conference call with reporters more than $183 million in grants to 43 public-private partnerships serving 28 states through the second round of funding under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition. The grants will provide education, training and job placement assistance related to high-growth fields in which employers are currently using the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program to hire foreign workers.

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Last October, the Labor Department awarded more than $159 million to 36 grantees in the first round of the competition. Between the two rounds of grants, more than $163 million has been designated to provide on-the-job training, allowing participants to learn new skills while earning a regular paycheck. More than $200 million has been designated for grantees that serve participants who have been identified as long-term unemployed. The grants also represent significant investments in fields such as information technology, advanced manufacturing and health care.

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Reply#1 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:18 AM EST
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H1B IS a path to American citizenship!!

Arrivals are sponsored and have an immigration attorney. They are supposed to be working toward obtaining a 'green' card.

Some skilled job descriptions skip the HiB and get green card upon arrival.

How DC can even justify permitting immigrants for work reasons is beyond me. Employers of this group do enjoy paying very low wages compared to Americans with degrees. Engineeers (except Wisconsin) for example.

Also, their 4 year degrees in technical are equal to our community college associate degrees. They are not at the forefront of technology nor are they job creators.

    Reply#2 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:20 AM EST
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