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http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/population-2043/oba
Finally, the administration is working with the State Department to "
recapture" unused employment-based green cards from the past 20 years. That
could clear the green-card backlogs of some legal immigrants who are living
here on endlessly renewing H-1B visas waiting for a permanent visa slot to
open up. Under the law, only 140,000 employment-based green cards are
allowed per year, which makes for long waits for many foreign workers.
But even visa recapture is quick fix that does nothing to change the ongoing
policy, to the great frustration of legal immigration advocates. The
Congressional Budget Office estimates the available number of green cards to
be about 250,000, certainly a nice one-time windfall but not a long-term
solution. Legal immigrants who have been waiting patiently for broader
reform to address their own immigration problems will, as one Indian foreign
resident said on KQED on Friday, "be left out in the cold."
Finally, the administration is working with the State Department to "
recapture" unused employment-based green cards from the past 20 years. That
could clear the green-card backlogs of some legal immigrants who are living
here on endlessly renewing H-1B visas waiting for a permanent visa slot to
open up. Under the law, only 140,000 employment-based green cards are
allowed per year, which makes for long waits for many foreign workers.
But even visa recapture is quick fix that does nothing to change the ongoing
policy, to the great frustration of legal immigration advocates. The
Congressional Budget Office estimates the available number of green cards to
be about 250,000, certainly a nice one-time windfall but not a long-term
solution. Legal immigrants who have been waiting patiently for broader
reform to address their own immigration problems will, as one Indian foreign
resident said on KQED on Friday, "be left out in the cold."
