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Council members press administration for written report after debate over visas used to fill city technical jobs
Summary
Members demanded a written report and postponed action on a Clark Hill legal-services amendment for immigration employee sponsorships after staff said about 17 foreign nationals are covered and that most fill engineering or IT roles; members questioned why the city hires foreign nationals before exhausting local talent pools.
Council members pressed administration officials for a written report and voted to return a contract amendment on immigration sponsorship legal services to the next internal-operations session in January.
Line item 8.6 (Clark Hill PLC) would extend time and add $50,000 for legal services related to immigration employee sponsorships, bringing the contract total to $255,000. Member Callaway pressed staff for details: how many sponsorships exist, where…
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