CA AJR24

Urges Congress to support legislation providing 15,000 annual visas for highly-skilled nationals of South Korea to work in specialty occupations in the United States

Cites shortage of workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, with projections of 8.6 million STEM job openings by 2018 and up to 3 million potentially unfilled

Notes that Korean professionals contribute to key sectors including engineering, technology, accounting, healthcare, financial services, and higher education, increasing U.S. productivity and competitiveness

States that legislation is pending in the 114th Congress for this visa program

Requires the California Legislature to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and California's Congressional delegation