FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Katie Barrows
Communications Manager
P: 202-549-5991
kbarrows@dpeaflcio.org

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2020—Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020:

“Simply put, the H-1B visa program needs reform. Employers continue to use the H-1B program to lower standards, outsource and offshore good jobs, and pay H-1B workers below market wages in arrangements where employers hold far too much power.

I applaud Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley for introducing the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 in the Senate, and Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr., Paul Gosar, Ro Khanna, Frank Pallone, Jr., and Lance Gooden for introducing companion legislation in the House. If enacted, this legislation would go a long way toward improving the H-1B visa program so that it works for U.S. professionals and people working on H-1B visas, and not just employers.” 

About DPE

 The Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) is a coalition of 24 unions representing over four million professional and technical union members. DPE affiliate unions represent professionals in over 300 occupations in education and healthcare; science, engineering, and technology; legal, business, and management; media, entertainment, and the arts; and public administration.