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| Indians to Benefit as US Passes Bill Removing Cap on Green Cards |
The Green Card allows non-US citizens to live and work in the United States permanently.
Indian IT specialists, most of whom are highly-specialized and primarily come to the United States on H-1B work visas, are the worst victims of the current immigration system who have never received a green card or permanent termination. Percentage quota is imposed. Legal residence. The bill was titled 'The High Skilled Immigrants Act for 2019' or 'HR 1044' on Wednesday by a strong 365-65 vote in the 435-member house.
The bill increases the total number of such visas per family based on family-based immigrant visas at 15 percent this year, eliminating the seven percent cap for employment-based immigrant visas. Is.
It also removes an offset that has reduced the number of visas for Chinese people.
The per capita lifting cap will mainly benefit professionals from countries like India, for which the wait for the green card is more than a decade. Some recent studies have said that the waiting period for Indian IT professionals on H-1BV visas is more than 70 years.
'Careless efforts have come to fruition'
The bill, which was championed by Sanyana Domala, wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchi Shotla, who was killed in the shooting of hate crimes, said it was an important day and "a moment of ours. Are waiting. " In the end, our efforts and effort have been successful in promoting. "The Kansas Star reports.
Kochibola was killed in a February 2017 shooting at a restaurant in Olta, Kansas. His wife, Savannah Domal, has made several trips to Washington to advocate for legislation.
"After my husband's distress, Srinivas Kochi Shotla, I lost my status to live in the country and the immigration struggle ended my grief," Domala said in a statement on Wednesday.
The proposed H1B visa standards will affect thousands of people
On the basis of jobs from 2020-22, save for EB-2 (advanced degree or extraordinary workers), EB-3 (frustrated and other workers), and EB-5 (percent). It also establishes transfer rules for visas. Investors) The largest number of visas for those who are not from both countries.
In the unsecured visas, no more than 85 percent of immigrants will be allocated from any country, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) said.
However, it can be approved by the Senate, where the Republic can enjoy the majority, before it is signed into law by US President Donald Trump.
Similar billions are being supported by a thriving group of senators, including Indian-born Senator Kamla Harris, who may soon be ready for consideration.
Speaking on the House floor, Congressman John Curtis said the bill would do the first thing that would ensure workers and families and enable American companies to grow and compete in the global economy as they build products. To recruit the brightest people. Services, and jobs regardless of where they were born.
"This bill will not do anything to move the existing employer-sponsored system toward a more merit-based system," said Joseph S. Johu, assistant director and senior adviser for the Homeland Security Department's legislative affairs.
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Promotes a Fair High Skills Immigration System
The bill was welcomed by Indian experts across the country, particularly in the Silicon Valley of California, the Washington State, Sri Lanka Washington DC Area and the Seattle area of New York, New Jersey and the three state of Connecticut.
Top US IT companies also welcomed the passage of the bill and called on the Senate to move it as soon as possible so that the US president could sign it into law.
Microsoft President Brad Smith said, "Today the US House passed legislation to ensure that people from all countries of the country can be treated equally in the green card process. It promotes a highly-skilled skilled immigration system." Which is good for business and our economy. "
"This bill will help ensure that permanent residence is sought," said Todd Schulte, president of FWD.US, a lawyer representing the top Silicon Valley companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Dropbox. Individuals will have to present unusual waiting times at 50. Due to countries of origin of countries like India and China for years or more. "
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