Senate Passes Bill to Clear Green-Card Backlog for Indian Immigrants

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The Senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at clearing a backlog of green cards for primarily Indian immigrants, after more than a year of wrangling following House passage of a similar bill in 2019

Sen. Mike Lee , the bill’s sponsor, has attempted to bring up the country-caps bill on four previous occasions in the last year-and-a-half, though each time a different senator objected, forcing Mr. Lee to alter the bill to meet specific demands. As a result, the bill that passed contains a small carve-out intended for nurses from the Philippines—a key demand from hospital groups backed by Sen.

The most recent objection came from Sen. Rick Scott , who inserted two measures backed by the White House. The first would impose a new cap of sorts for the next decade on the overall number of immigrants on H-1B visas who can receive green cards. The second could severely restrict future immigration from China.

 

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GOP Senate tore down the wall! Now they'll get the people they need to run their websites

Criminal. These people are not for America.

I have been in US for over a decade and in gcbacklog since 2013. Only way I get my gc in this decade is after S386 becomes a law

yeee haahhhh !! CR benshapiro

SenMikeLee RepZoeLofgren We thank you for your leadership and appreciate all your hard work in getting this to finish line. S386 S386EliminatesDiscrimination

The RNC choosing Indians over locals for Silicon Valley jobs... after being silenced on Twitter... how does this NOT sound like a blackmail payment?

Good. Too many friends and great people held in limbo for years.

TWEET Your Senator: Covid Relief in Other Countries: UK: 80% of worker salary Denmark: 75% of salary Netherlands: 90% of salary Canada: $2000 per month Australia: $1000 per month US: One time $1200 check 8 months ago. Meanwhile, Billionaires up $1 TRILLION.

Right full decision

I love Indians than Chinese people. ✅ majority Indians love ( non-indian) sport, cricket ✅ They mix ( non-indian) language, English, with their mother language, daily ✅ Can work as good slaves & don't care of justice of the nature Chinese is a unique. Am I said right ⁉️

WTH is wrong with this Senate? Americans are struggling and cannot pass the CARES and other package, yet they do more for Foreigners. Is this what America has come to?

Of course they will first help big tech hire cheap labor.

At this rate, republicans should get around to passing COVID relief by 2029.

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