Obama's immigration plan offers some relief, risk for tech sector# EB23 - 劳工卡
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-usa-immigration-te
......The most ambitious proposal for tech would speed up long wait lists
for green cards for employees on temporary H1B visas by changing the way
their spouses and children are counted under an annual cap of 140,000.
But several lobbyists told Reuters they were not optimistic that the
proposal would be accepted due to fears by some lawyers it could be
challenged in court.
"I think some of it will be band-aids," said one industry lobbyist. "While
they're little fixes, it creates a bigger political problem," the lobbyist
said.
The fear is that bigger legislative fixes for business could get caught up
in an explosive political war between Republicans and Obama over relief for
undocumented immigrants, prolonging the needed changes.
......The most ambitious proposal for tech would speed up long wait lists
for green cards for employees on temporary H1B visas by changing the way
their spouses and children are counted under an annual cap of 140,000.
But several lobbyists told Reuters they were not optimistic that the
proposal would be accepted due to fears by some lawyers it could be
challenged in court.
"I think some of it will be band-aids," said one industry lobbyist. "While
they're little fixes, it creates a bigger political problem," the lobbyist
said.
The fear is that bigger legislative fixes for business could get caught up
in an explosive political war between Republicans and Obama over relief for
undocumented immigrants, prolonging the needed changes.
