10 Things We Like About the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Proposal (166 hits)
On April 28, Democratic Senators began circulating a 26-page comprehensive immigration reform proposal which may soon be introduced in the Senate in bill form. Some of the ideas in this proposal are good, some bad, and a few are ugly.
In this post, we discuss what we like about the proposal, in particular, some much needed reforms in the legal immigration system:
1) There would be no numerical caps in obtaining permanent residence for students with advanced STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) degrees from U.S. universities who possess an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to their degree;
2) STEM F-1 student visas would be considered "dual intent";
3) Country limits for employment-based immigration would be ended. Country limits for family-based immigration would be increased from 7% to 10%;
4) Backlogs in the family-based immigration system which currently range from 3 to over 22 years would be completely eliminated during the next 8 years;
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