@realDonaldTrump
Thank you,
@realDonaldTrump
! Looking forward to the changes. There are around 300k H1-B holders who have been in the United States for 10+ yrs with approved
#immigrant
petitions, & several contributions to economy & society. But, no pathway to citizenship. Only 150-years wait.
This morning the amendments to be filed by our champion
@senorrinhatch
will be removal of per country cap in EB category, Adustment of Status for those with approved I-140 and few others. Looking forward to the text as it becomes available.
Such a shame that
@SenRickScott
would propose absolutely outlandish amendment to derail passage of
#S386
. Carve out based on language in EB is as insane as country caps to begin with.
We wholeheartedly commend
@SenatorDurbin
in reaching agreement with
@SenMikeLee
on
#S386
SIIA and 20 other organizations have reached out to all 535 Congress offices requesting them to act upon ending country of birth discrimination. If you know an org who will support, please reach out with a copy of this letter & request to sign. Let's get it done!
#HR1044
#S386
Support for
#HR1044
&
#S386
has been unprecedented with now more than 30 organizations signing the letter requesting passage of this bill! It will be a shame if congress loses this opportunity in spite of such a huge bipartisan support!
@RepZoeLofgren
@SenRickScott
@SenMikeLee
@tim_cook
Thank you
@tim_cook
for endorsing
#S386
. Country of origin didn’t matter in hiring decisions of these great American companies and should not matter in employment based green allocation either. 100+ years wait for someone just because he/she is born in India is discrimination!
Thank you
@SenTomCotton
for highlighting EB greencard backlog and country caps impacting legal highskilled immigrants. We sincerely hope congress works on a solution to clear EB greencard backlog and keep this as priority in their immigration proposals.
Shoutout for SIIA team members who visited the offices of OMB and OIRA on
#IWD2019
and presented the strong case against the proposed repeal of H4-EAD. Documented evidences of Real-life examples, testimonies, contributions to US communities and economy were submitted.
#SaveH4EAD
We strongly encourage all immigrants stuck in EB backlog to reach out to their respective employers and ask them to ban any immigrant lawyer who opposes
#S386
.This should start with
@ckuck
. Those who want to profit from our misery do not deserve any business from us.
@AILANational
Will congress succumb to the pressure from lobbyists, immigration liars & privileged who get green cards faster just because they were born in certain country or will they act to end discrimination based on country of birth for everyone!
@RepZoeLofgren
@SenMikeLee
Excellent video busting all the lies and myths spread by organizations and individuals opposing
#S386
. Fact is that they are putting their own selfish interests ahead of what is right for America. Please share this video widely.
@SenatorDurbin
@SenMikeLee
“When Durbin killed the Fairness Act, the immigrants in our green card backlogs were essentially told to get out of the country. I can’t help but think about the killer who shot my husband in hatred, yelling “get out of my country.”
@SenatorDurbin
#S386
We sincerely thank
@RepLoriTrahan
for supporting
#HighSkilledImmigrants
by cosponsoring
#HR1044
. Please thank her in person at her upcoming town hall meeting on Saturday, March 23rd at 9:00. Parker Middle School, 75 Graniteville Road, Chelmsford, MA
The Biden administration proposes high skilled immigration reform including
- Recapture unused GCs
- Work permits for children of H1Bs
-Exempt dependents
We have long advocated for these reforms and we urge the Biden administration to push for these legislative reforms.
No developed country in the world put country caps on skills based immigration! Country of birth is not a skill! Equality first! Discriminatory country caps must go! Choose progress over perfection to fix broken immigration system!
@RepZoeLofgren
@SenMikeLee
@SenRickScott
#HR1044
Facts about
#HR392
: FIFO is not discriminatory. Diversity is a weak excuse as it gives GCs to applicants already living and working in US. Does not INCREASE H1Bs or Green Cards. Not passing
#HR392
does not promote diversity, it only promotes indentured servitude! Know the Facts!
Meet
@mansimthr
who believes in the old adage - when you educate a woman, you educate a family. With a degree in Architecture and an MBA she last headed the HRD of an IT start-up. Her dreams are on the verge of shattering.
#SaveH4EAD
#InternationalWomenDay2019
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“S. 386 is also ‘number neutral’, meaning it does not increase the number of visas, H-1B or otherwise in anyway, & under no circumstances will it become a vehicle for increasing overall immigration levels" excellent article Thx
@zofeenmaqsood
#YESS386
On behalf of entire high-skilled community we thank our champion
@RepKevinYoder
for adding ‘removal of per country caps’ as amendment to the appropriations bill.
#HR392
1/7 When these
@SenateGOP
and
@HouseDemocrats
go home for Christmas break they will be looking forward to having some good time with family, meanwhile, there will be who kids will be aging out, families who will be separated and discrimination based on country of birth continues!
Every day we hear such sad news only one name comes to mind,
@SenatorDurbin
. Imagine the plight of wife who just lost her husband, have to sell all her belongings, deport herself along with her unborn child in few weeks. Such a shame!
#S386
@SenMikeLee
Congratulations and Best wishes to
@AliMayorkas
We keep our hopes alive that you will be the one to ultimately resolve, decade long Greencard Backlog issue and the one to bring meaningful reforms to Skilled Immigration, retaining the fairness principles America was built upon.
When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge. Now, I have been nominated to be the DHS Secretary and oversee the protection of all Americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones.
This morning
@nehamaha
appeared on
@CNN
to talk about how the pandemic and travel ban have affected high skilled Indians. Many have to choose between career or seeing their parents. If not for country caps, they would be PRs or citizens by now. Full video coming soon.
‘Always stand for liberty!’ Great words and an awesome gesture. Thank you Senator Ted Cruz (
@SenTedCruz
) for sending us the signed copies of the official photos. On behalf of the entire high-skilled community we wish you great times during festive season!
#LongLiveTexas
More than 200k of the 700k Indians in line will likely die before they receive their green cards. The fact that other immigrants almost immediately receive their green cards makes the system massively unfair...
@David_J_Bier
The only line where Indian high skilled immigrants stand for 9 years and the line does not move forward at all while others get to cut in front of the line simply because they were born somewhere else.
Moments like these make us feel that as Skilled Immigrants in America have a voice and that our voices don't go unheard. We are happy to share the news & we thank
@SenTomCotton
for making a decision to Co-sponsor
#S281
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017
@SenMikeLee
.
How many such lives continued to be destroyed before
@SenatorDurbin
removes his hold from
#S386
?
@TheDemocrats
used to fight for immigrants but now a single senator is bringing down the entire party. Can’t
@SenateDems
convince their colleague?
@SenMikeLee
#StampInAmerica
there is no meaningful explanation on why a family of four is forced to travel 15000 miles, spend $5000–$8000 in airline tickets, and a month in a foreign country, only to get a stamp on their passports. These individuals have lived half of their lives in the US.
Meet Firdhous, who completed her United States Medical Licensing Examination and is a Resident doctor. She is on a 24 hour shift this Women's day to serve her patients and still has to struggle for her right to work in the 21st century!
#SaveH4EAD
#IWD2019
Video-4
Stage is getting set for the immigration debate! The only bill which will protect US workers, will help high-skilled immigrants stuck in backlog and being talked about is
#ISquared
. Please listen to the champion for high-skilled immigrants
@senorrinhatch
@SenMikeLee
@realDonaldTrump
@TeamTrump
Here is another proof that India not only sends Doctors and Scientists to America but their next generations selflessly continue to contribute to America
Just taxes account for 25 Billion dollars annual contributions. These
#AmericansInBacklog
contribute a whole lot more & want to create more American jobs.
But, all they get is
#7MonthsVs70Years
uncertain wait because they were born in
#India
.
RT if you want
#Congress
to act.
Every bad USCIS policy update ends up hurting Indian skilled workers and their families the most simply because
@SenatorDurbin
will not remove his hold on
#S386
. Please work with
@SenMikeLee
to pass this bipartisan bill.
Last week, I sent a letter to
@USCIS
urging the agency to use all possible measures to ensure that unused Permanent Resident application (green card) numbers don't expire and go to waste due to long processing times caused by COVID-19.
#GCbacklog
Canada continues to take advantage of the broken US
#immigration
system. Canada to introduce new eork permits for US H-1B visa holders. This on top that Canada does not discriminate skilled immigrants based on birth country.
More than 3 decades since any major immigration reform passed by congress. How long politicians will continue to hold legal immigrants hostage for their personal political gains over what is needed and what is right for America?
@SenatorDurbin
#S386
US, a path breaker, a leader; others follow. Women Immigrants have been intrinsic 2 US history. 28 years since inception H1-b dependent spouse on
#H4
visa, mostly women continue to live in the shadows; denied right to dignity.
#DoNotRevokeH4EAD
#womensday
NEW from me/
@NBCNews
: The Trump admin has repeatedly threatened to terminate work permits for the spouses of H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indian women. Now, experts estimate thousands are out of work during COVID — & advocates are demanding reforms
“We must make the promise of the country real for everybody —no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity or their disability.” Congratulations, to the president-elect
@JoeBiden
and Vice President-elect
@KamalaHarris
on winning
#Elections2020
#EndCountryCaps
Add the fact that there is 200 year wait for a Green Card after graduation simply because of where he is born. No way the US makes you feel you are wanted here.
@SenMikeLee
@SenRickScott
#S386
An Indian national attending Michigan State says he loves the school, but urges his younger sister not to follow his example: “Go to countries that actually want you there,” he said, “and not make you feel like a burden to them, not make you feel unwanted”
The current US immigration wait times for a Doctor, Engineer, or a PhD born in India is more than 200 years. People don’t realize but this is essentially a permanent immigration ban on Indian nationals.
#GreenCardBacklog
.
While it is trivial to enter the United States illegally, it is insanely difficult for legal immigrants to move to the United States.
This is madness! We should shut down illegal immigration and greatly increase legal immigration.
“No matter how educated you are, or many years you served your fellow Americans, or the money you pouring in to boost the economy, WHAT DECIDES YOUR PLACE IN AMERICA IS THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN AND WHERE YOU WERE BORN”.
#DesignedForDiscrimination
#GreenCardBacklog
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8)
@RepLarryBucshon
has introduced H.R.1535 -Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023. Bill recaptures all wasted EB GCs from 1992 through 2021 which spilled from FB quota. GCs will be awarded to in order of AOS filed and no country cap.
Padma & her husband have been living
#legally
in the US for 14 years. Their child is now 17 and fears self deportation. They met with
@MarkWarner
's staff 2 discuss issue of
#employment
based
#GCbacklog
& support for S2344. V thank Senator's staff 4 support
#EndGCBacklog
An Indian with a US Masters degree files for GC now in EB2 or EB3 category, the wait time is nearly 200 years. US is the only country to discriminate high skilled immigrants by birth country.
#Immigration
reform is due, and Congress must act!
@POTUS
If
@SenRickScott
believes that he can get away by blocking a meaningful reform in Skilled Immigration, he and his team should know that he is hurting his very own constituents. Shutting down phone lines and fax machines isn’t a big enough bush to hide behind.
Meet
@PKorlepara
who continues to be a role model for her daughter, as she brings up a happy family while working full time on H4EAD. A masters degree holder, Praneetha has been waiting for more than a decade in the approved green card queue.
#SaveH4EAD
#IWD2019
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