The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) was an act passed by the government of the United States on October 21, 1998 (while Bill Clinton was President of the United States), pertaining to high-skilled immigration to the United States, particularly immigration through the H-1B visa, and helping improving the capabilities of the domestic workforce in the United States to reduce the need for foreign labor.[1]
- ^ "American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998". Office of Administrative Law Judges, United States Department of Labor. October 21, 1998. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2015.