Ease green card backlogs for highly skilled employment based immigrants
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Jul 13th, 2017Someone from South Burlington, VT writes:
I support this petition. Per my priority date I need to wait another 6 years, and I have been waiting for 7 years already. That is almost more than 15% of my life span. I am mainly worried about my son who might age out soon. At the same time someone from any other country just comes in and gets the Green Card...!!!! Being a law abiding resident means nothing???? All I have had is 2 parking tickets ever sine I moved to USA in 2006!!! -
Jul 6th, 2017Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
I support this . As per my priority date I need to wait next 6 years.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jun 5th, 2017Ankita S. from San Jose, CA signed.
Jun 5th, 2017Kinjal R. from San Jose, CA signed.
May 30th, 2017Someone from Sterling Heights, MI writes:
Amnesty is unfair to people waiting on line for years Clinton wants to give amnesty, which is a disaster and very unfair to all of the people that are waiting on line for many, many years. Source: Third 2016 Presidential Debate in Las Vegas , Oct 19, 2016 then Now President Trump unfair to people waiting on line for years http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/08/us/immigration-visa-long-waits/REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 22nd, 2017Someone from San Ramon, CA writes:
https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/insidenews/archive/2016/10/31/who-is-stuck-in-the-green-card-backlogs-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-by-cyrus-mehta.aspxREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 13th, 2017Someone from Jersey City, NJ signed.
Apr 17th, 2017Someone from Fremont, CA writes:
H-1b workers are hired based on talent, not country of birth. Therefore it is simply unfair to bring workers into the country based on talent but give them green cards based on their country of birth. If diversity is the prime focus, restrict H-1b visas based on country of birth. If prosperity and progress is the prime focus, remove the discriminatory country of birth criteria for employment visas.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 18th, 2017Paulson Anthony from Valrico, FL writes:
I worked in US on H1B visa for the last 9+ years and waiting for Green Card(since last 5 years). I earned 37 Social Security credits for the last 9+ years continuous legal status and employment. I don't think there is much hope for green card unless US govt. remove the per country quota limit which is similar to job reservation system based on cast/religion in India. I request the following immigration rule changes to grant reasonable rights to an individuals waiting in immigration system. 1. Remove country quota and grant EAD for those individual whose I-140 application is approved.After I-140 approval, the visa requirement for such individual needs to be removed and they should be free to travel, change jobs etc. Country quota blocks the individuals ability to become permanent resident within reasonable time frame. 2. Issue Green Card within 1 year of Approval of I-140. 3. GC application should be accepted only after initial 3 years contentious job on H1B visa. 4. H1B (3 years) + Green Card application and its approval should not go beyond 6 years period. 5. Never receive green card application, unless there is availability of visa. 6. Employers should be prohibited from business if they abandon the employee during the course of Green Card process ( at least before I-140 approval). 7. If employer abandon the employee after I-140 approval, they should be prioritized for other employers instead they file new GC for fresh candidates. 8. Penalize the employers who don't pay the employee for the whole term specified in the LCA. So that, H1B status issue won't arise. This will also prevent the misuse of H1B visa, inappropriate termination of employment etc. 10+ years wait time is too bad for the individual and for the country. Verify the W2's and Social Security earning records rather than looking at the country quota and the date they filed for Green Card. Those who had min 6+ years contentious employment in US must be directly handed over a green card and make their life green instead of yellow/red.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 8th, 2017Someone from Matthews, NC writes:
I support this petition. Certain birth country (mainly India) applicants need to wait half of their adult life (15-20 Years) for Green card by maintaining their legal status which is highly impossible for any human being. We request Mr. President / Government take necessary actions to remove these backlogs. Here are my personal view points both short term and long term which will help US economy and people who are waiting for GC from many many years. 1. Issue EAD and then GC Irrespective of country of birth to people who worked and paid taxes in US since last 10 years (easy to identify by looking their W2's as well as SSN admin info) and who didn't have any criminal records. 2. Issue Green cards based on skill (qualification/experience) rather than country of birth. Give us a chance to make "America Great Again"REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 7th, 2017Waiting F. from Rensselaer, NY writes:
I came to USA from India 7 years back for Masters and did 2 specialized Master's degrees from a US universities completed my paying big X amount of dollars. We are here legally, paying taxes. All my friends and family whi started their career in different countries like Australia and canada in same year i started in usa, they are PR holder and citizens now is really frustrating. We request the Government to look into this, and remove this GC backlog. Thanks.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 20th, 2017Someone from Santa Clara, CA writes:
The US is know as the land of opportunity, but now I feel stifled because of the wait to get a residency. The conversation on illegal immigration definitely needs attention, but it is also important to address the issues of folks who are in the country legally and contributing millions of dollars collectively in taxes and are a part of driving force behind the technological innovation that has made this country prosper in this age.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 17th, 2017Someone from Seattle, WA writes:
My husband came to USA From India in 2001, and has his Master's degree + MBA from a US university. We are here legally, paying taxes, and been on H1b ever since. It been 15+ years now, and is really frustrating. We have spent all of our adult life here. We request the Government to look into this, acknowledge the value we have added to our companies and the community and remove this GC backlog. Thanks.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 13th, 2017Someone from Lakeville, MN writes:
So many Green Card numbers are being wasted every year. Please recapture them and end our torture!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 5th, 2017Someone from Seattle, WA writes:
I came to US at 2000 and waiting for my Green card for 18 years. Even people dont want to wait for Movie theatre for 2 minutes to buy the ticket and app were created to reduce "2" minutes waiting time. How about a person waiting for 20 years?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 1st, 2017Someone from San Jose, CA writes:
If the green card system is not fixed, the next Apple, Google and Microsoft will be in Asia and the US will lose trillions in GDP.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 1st, 2017G Z. from Garland, TX signed.
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No, CancelJan 30th, 2017Someone from Alpharetta, GA writes:
My daughter is turning 21 in next 2 years. We have been waiting for over 7 years for priority date to be current. With her entire schooling being done in USA, it's unfair for her to age-out due to this inhumanly long wait for EB2 for India when kids born in other countries do not have to suffer. Is it her fault that she was born in India?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 30th, 2017Rajiv N. from Seattle, WA signed.
Jan 29th, 2017Someone from Cupertino, CA writes:
If someone highly educated(best in class from top universities in India) is working in USA for a highly skilled job and drawing high salaries for years, and spending all that money in USA itself, what more do they need to do 'qualify' for a green card? Several less qualified, less talented individuals are permanent residents simply because of their place of birth. The only thing the first individual cannot control is their own birth and that is the only qualifying criteria for the latter!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 29th, 2017Someone from Cupertino, CA writes:
If someone highly educated(best in class from top universities in India) is working in USA for a highly skilled job and drawing high salaries for years, and spending all that money in USA itself, what more do they need to do 'qualify' for a green card? Several less qualified, less talented individuals are permanent residents simply because of their place of birth. The only thing the first individual cannot control is their own birth and that is the only qualifying criteria for the latter!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 27th, 2017Someone from San Francisco, CA writes:
People from Indian subcontinent (and China) seeking Green Cards are the US economy and growth's highest per-individual contributors. It's unbelievable how many unnecessary hardships we need to go through even though we are the most deserving of all the pools of potential immigrants to this country. For exponential progress of America, this broken system must be handled with urgency.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 26th, 2017manoj k. from Dublin, OH writes:
Why there is limit for Green cards for a country, where there is no limit for H1B for any country and all can apply employment based green cards.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 25th, 2017Someone from Portland, OR signed.
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Jan 25th, 2017Someone from Aurora, IL writes:
No company hire based on your country of birth, they hire based on what skills employee has. Please remove "per country cap" (7%) from employment based green card. This cap is against the rule of free market economy. Everything else will get back to normal in next 2-3 years (for employment based green card at least).REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 24th, 2017Someone from Sterling Heights, MI writes:
Who is Stuck in the Green Card Backlogs? - A Guide for the Perplexed, by Cyrus Mehta Cyrus Mehta, Oct. 31, 2016 - "?In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary? ? Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed David Bier of the Cato Institute in No One Knows How Long Legal Immigrants Will Have To Wait calculates that there are ?somewhere between 230,000 and 2 million workers in the India EB-2 and EB-3 backlogs, so they?ll be waiting somewhere between half a century and three and a half centuries. It is entirely possible that many of these workers will be dead before they receive their green cards.? This is stunning, and a damming indictment of the broken and shambolic legal immigration system of the United States. The backlogs in the India and China employment-based second (EB-2) and employment-based third (EB-3) preferences have made the employment-based immigration system completely unviable. It makes no sense for an employer to test the US labor market, obtain labor certification and classify the foreign national employee in the EB-2 and EB-3 through an approved I-140 petition, and then wait endlessly for decades for the green card. It is also hopelessly frustrating for the foreign national to be waiting endlessly. As Bier?s report points out, the wait may absurdly be beyond the lifetime of the employee and the sponsoring entity. One is also penalized based on where you were born. Although each employment-based preference has a limited supply of green cards each year set by law, the backlog is further compounded due to the per country limit. - See more at: https://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/immigration/b/insidenews/archive/2016/10/31/who-is-stuck-in-the-green-card-backlogs-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-by-cyrus-mehta.aspx#sthash.K9G90ZUl.dpufREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 16th, 2017Someone from Hendersonville, TN signed.
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Jan 12th, 2017Kalyan U. from Cary, NC signed.
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Jan 12th, 2017Someone from Charlotte, NC writes:
Please clear Green card Backlog . Today the country could do with thousands of new start-ups, medical facilities, nurses, teachers and college professors. Also, the housing market could benefit from this section of people, because once they settle down in their lives they will be able to buy houses.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 11th, 2017Someone from Cumming, GA writes:
Respected Congress, Being in US for 11 years, contributing to economy, paying 25% net tax every year, investing in house and still waiting for green card. Please support this bill and end discrimination against high skilled law abiding legal immigrants.REPORT COMMENTS
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