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The protesters said that the fairness bill removes country caps and allots green cards as a first come first serve basis. It passed in the House of Representatives by 365 votes in 2019 and its Senate equivalent S386 passed the Senate in 2020. Now the bill is back to the House as a modified version. They urged Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to bring it to vote as a bipartisan solution to end the suffering of skilled professionals.
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Urging American lawmakers to pass a legislation that ends the archaic per country quota for legal permanent residency in the US, a group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol.
Synopsis According to the April 2020 data published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the green card backlog for employment-based immigrants in fiscal year 2020 surpassed 1.2 million applicants the highest number ever. While more employment-based green card numbers did become available in fiscal year 2021, they are just not enough to meaningfully reduce the green card wait times.
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The past President of West India Council – The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Chothani is a founding member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)’s Bangkok District Chapter (BDC). She currently serves on AILA’S DOS Liaison Committee and continues to be an active member of the BDC and AILA’s South Florida Chapters. She is a founding member and past Chair of the AILA Global Migration Section.
International Business News: The Biden administration on Monday indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Securit
Biden revokes Trump administration s ban on green card applicants
Former President Donald Trump issued the ban last year, saying it was needed to protect US workers amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic
Reuters | February 25, 2021 | Updated 09:06 IST
US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States. Former President Donald Trump issued the ban last year, saying it was needed to protect US workers amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden rejected that reasoning in a proclamation on Wednesday rescinding the visa ban. The Democratic president said it had prevented families from reuniting in the United States and harmed US businesses. Biden, a Democrat, has pledged to reverse many of Trump s hardline immigration policies. Immigrant advocates had pressed in recent weeks for him to lift the visa ban, which was set to expi