Battle boils up over H1-B visa issue

The debate over how many H1-B visas the U.S. should allocate for the next year is gearing up as a hot battle in the halls of Congress. The House of Representatives clearly isn't aligned with President Bush and a U.S. Senate committee, both of which want the visa allotment to increase. In fact, the House doesn't even have a bill in the works to boost the visa cap from 65,000 to 115,000. But Silicon Valley and other advocates hope to change that scenario.

For more on the fight over the H1-B visa:
- read this article at The New York Times