The Republicans say that they want to adopt H-1B without any amendments. The Democrats are willing to do that, provided they get floor time to champion the immigration issue. The Republicans have been balking at giving them that opportunity. If Congress doesn't approve the increase this year, H-1B advocates will find it even more difficult to make their case for fiscal 2002, said Liz Stern, an immigration attorney at Shaw Pittman in Washington. But they may lose whatever they save on training because they may have to spend more on hiring, he said.
Some groups say employers are in fact spending enough on training.
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