] "Our goal is to keep the U.S. economy growing and keep
] U.S. jobs in America. Sometimes this requires hiring a
] limited number of highly educated foreign professionals
] to fill technical or specialized positions," Sandy Boyd,
] chair of the group, said in a statement on Wednesday.
] "Reaching the 2004 visa limit less than halfway through
] the fiscal year is clear evidence that the system needs
] to be fixed."

[ To the extent that permitting positions to be filled by H1-B's keeps a certain number of positions from moving permanently offshore, which is obviously better - at least H1-B holders are spending most of their money here and (i think?) paying taxes here. Still, it's not that comforting to the coder who's unemployed. This is gonna only get bigger from here. -k]