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The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into a law.
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A bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to eliminate the per country cap on employment-based Green Card.
The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman John Curtis and it is likely to benefit Indian IT professionals anguishing over decades of Green Card wait.
The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into a law.
Bill to remove per country cap on Green Card introduced in US Congress, may benefit Indians
The Equal Access to green cards for Legal Employment Act 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into a law.
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WASHINGTON: A bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to eliminate the per country cap on employment-based Green Card, a move which is likely to benefit Indian IT professionals languishing over decades of waiting for the Permanent Resident Card.
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14 May 2021
House Republican and Freedom Caucus staffers told Breitbart News exclusively that Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) has sold out to the Washington, DC, “swamp” between his defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), pushing a bill that would empower establishment media outlets, and lobbying for a green card giveaway bill that would substantially benefit big tech.
Freedom Caucus and Republican staffers denounced Buck as he continued to defend the controversial Cheney. Republicans have criticized Cheney for continuing to attack former President Donald Trump and his America First platform, contradicting House Republican leadership, and serving as a distraction from Republicans’ mission to take back the House during the 2022 midterm elections.