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Does this bill say anything on making green card process quicker for Indians/Chinese citizens?
Yes, it gets rid of the per-country quotas.
> Mr. Hatch’s amendment clarifies distinctions between companies in which the majority of engineers and computer technicians are Americans, and companies with mostly foreign workers. Under the measure, more stringent restrictions would apply to the companies with a foreign labor force, like many Indian outsourcing companies, raising incentives to hire more Americans.

As a Canadian working for companies remotely in SF. Can someone explain to me what this means for remote engineers?

Edit: Found the wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Security,_Economic_Oppor...

I'm curious if the restrictions on tech companies will be lifted, for example for H1B visas

> "additional recruiting requirements are added that require positions first be posted on a government website for 30 days and offered first to qualified U.S. workers."