The Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that Rep. Gutierrez introduced in
Congress yesterday indirectly benefits Schedule A occupations (registered
nurses and physical therapists) in many ways.
Here's how it helps:
1. The bill provides a recapture of unused visa numbers from 1992 to 2008.
2. The bill provides an allowance for future unused visa numbers to roll
over to the next fiscal year, thereby creating a situation where we always
get the full allotment of visas.
3. The bill increases the p
