It looks like Senator John Cornyn, Republican, Texas, is still trying to push through the SKIL [Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership] bill, as of late Friday, December 8th. Pro H-1B visa law firm Siskind, Susser, Bland, immigration law specialists, posted notice on Friday that "a strong push is still being made to address green card shortages for nurses," and "too few H-1B numbers…" At the same time oppo It looks like Senator John Cornyn, Republican, Texas, is still trying to push through the SKIL [Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership] bill, as of late Friday, December 8th.Pro H-1B visa law firm Siskind, Susser, Bland, immigration law specialists, posted notice on Friday that “a strong push is still being made to address green card shortages for nurses,” and “too few H-1B numbers…”At the same time opponents are trying to rally the troops to stop any last ditch effort at getting it brought to the floor of the Senate tonight. A blog at Web site, Common Sense Junction, is telling its readers that Microsoft lobbyists are behind the big push to get this through the Senate before the Senate adjourns.According to the post, “Late last night it was rumored that [Senator] Frist was considering bringing it to the floor today in spite of the holds.” It seems Senate colleagues of Frist tried to put a hold on it coming to the floor. At another site opposed to increasing the numbers of H-1B visa applicants allowed in the country, a blogger calling herself Cowgirl, from Texas, had this to say. “A swarm of Mircorsoft loggyists, surely reeking of musty giant wads of campaign contributions–buzzed and stung their way through Senate offices Wednesday, demanding that they and others of their ilk be given hundreds of thousands more foreign workers next year.” If passed the SKIL bill will double the number of H-1B visas next year and then increase that by 20 percent each succeeding year if the quota for the preceding year is filled. Technology Industry