Washington:
A bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to do away with the per nation cap on employment-based Green Card.
The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman John Curtis and it is most likely to advantage Indian IT experts anguishing more than decades of Green Card wait.
The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 requirements to be passed by the Senate prior to it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into a law.
The bill phases out the seven per cent per-nation limit on employment-based immigrant visas.
The bill also raises the seven per cent per-nation limit on family-sponsored visas to 15 per cent.
Its predecessor, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, was passed in the House in the 116th Congress with a resounding bipartisan vote of 365 to 65. “We all know that our immigration system is severely broken and it has been broken for decades,” mentioned Ms Lofgren, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
The fundamental framework for allocating immigrant visas dates back to the middle of the 20th century and was last seriously updated in 1990, when the Congress established the worldwide numerical limits on visas and the seven per cent per-nation cap that nonetheless exists today, she mentioned.
Over time, these limitations have led to backlogs that had been unimaginable in 1990. The impact has been that nations with somewhat tiny populations are allocated the similar quantity of visas as a somewhat big population nation.
“The result? A person from a large-population country with extraordinary qualifications who could contribute greatly to our economy and create jobs waits behind a person with lesser qualifications from a smaller country,” she added.
“It makes no sense. Because of this, we are now seeing recruiters from outside America luring those with the highest skills away from the US. That hurts our economy. The bipartisan EAGLE Act moves our country toward a system that de-emphasises birthplace and better serves America. Simply put, it will allow US companies to focus on what they do best – hiring smart people to create products and services, which creates jobs in our districts,” Ms Lofgren mentioned.
Congressman Curtis mentioned the 2020 census showed that Utah has the quickest-expanding state in the nation due to significant development and innovation in the technologies sector, bringing thousands of new jobs to the state.
At the similar time, Utah is tied for the lowest unemployment price in the nation, leaving lots of firms to rely on foreign workers and navigate our difficult immigration program when there is a shortage of American’s searching for these positions.
“The bipartisan EAGLE Act will create a more fair employment-based visa system by eliminating per-country limitations and creating a first-come, first-served system focused on merit instead of country of origin, making it easier for Utah’s businesses to expand and compete globally,” Mr Curtis mentioned.
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