from http://www.immigration-law.com/ 01/12/2011: Full Text of Rep. Issa's Bill, H.R. 43, to Terminate Immigration Lottery and Use its 55,000 Visa Numbers for New EB-2 Category for U.S. Adva nce Degree Holders in Sciences and Medicine This is not the first time that a bill has been introduced in the Congress t o terminate immigration lottery program, but repeatedly defeated in the Cong ress. As readers may appreciate it from reading of the full text of this bil l, the scope of this bill is somewhat narrow and only limited number of U.S. advance degree holders in sciences and medicine can be qualified. It does n ot even cover all the STEM specialties. I suppose that in the current econom y and unemployment environment, the sponsor's justification of this bill may come from the argument that this bill does not add to the annual immigrant quota, but it will have to deal with two issues. Firstly, the legislative in tent of the immigration lottery program lies with the concept that most of i mmigrants are coming only from a handful of countries that deprive other nat ionalities of opportunity to immigrate to this country, and such ethnic imba lance can be mitigated through a program that allows 55,000 people from coun tries other than those countries, particularly Irish. For the reasons, secon dly, this type of bill should deal with large number of countries other than the limited number of countries that more or less take up most of the immig rant visa quotas. It ain't going to be an easy task. When it comes to its justification that the bill would not add additional qu ota numbers, there has been another bill that proposed to recapture unused v isa quota numbers. This concept also does not add to the annual numerical li mit which is provided in the current immigration statute. Besides, this prop osal touches a broad base of employment-based immigrant groups, not to menti on all the STEM, non-STEM, EB-2 and EB-3. The Issa bill should fight off the se groups of immigrant communities and their employers. What about the CIR a dvocates? Hmm... We will just spare the words. However, this bill is a good start to address immigration issues in the new 112th Congress. We'll see how the fight will unfold.
还有幻想呀? 这个东西过了的话也就等于EB1 你看原文第三条第二个条件 `(D) CERTAIN ALIENS OBTAINING ADVANCED DEGREES IN THE UNITED STATES- Visas shall be made available, in a number not to exceed 55,000, to qualified immigrants who-- `(i) are a member of a profession holding an advanced degree obtained within the United States; `(ii)(I) obtained such degree within the United States during the 5-year period preceding the date on which the petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(F) for classification under this subparagraph is filed; or `(II) has resided continuously in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status since obtaining such degree; and `(iii) whose services in the sciences or medicine-- `(I) are sought by an employer in the United States; and `(II) will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy of the United States.'.
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【在 x***y 的大作中提到】 : from http://www.immigration-law.com/ : 01/12/2011: Full Text of Rep. Issa's Bill, H.R. 43, to Terminate Immigration : Lottery and Use its 55,000 Visa Numbers for New EB-2 Category for U.S. Adva : nce Degree Holders in Sciences and Medicine : This is not the first time that a bill has been introduced in the Congress t : o terminate immigration lottery program, but repeatedly defeated in the Cong : ress. As readers may appreciate it from reading of the full text of this bil : l, the scope of this bill is somewhat narrow and only limited number of U.S. : advance degree holders in sciences and medicine can be qualified. It does n : ot even cover all the STEM specialties. I suppose that in the current econom
(II) will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy of the United States 这句话就确定EB1了? 这个要看移民局怎么定义了。在公司里做产品开发的,和在大学 做科研的,哪个对经济贡献更大还真不好说呢。就算这个是EB1吧,EB1现在消耗14万移 民配额中的大概四万名额。就算能省下来两万,也是很好的事情。
【在 x***y 的大作中提到】 : from http://www.immigration-law.com/ : 01/12/2011: Full Text of Rep. Issa's Bill, H.R. 43, to Terminate Immigration : Lottery and Use its 55,000 Visa Numbers for New EB-2 Category for U.S. Adva : nce Degree Holders in Sciences and Medicine : This is not the first time that a bill has been introduced in the Congress t : o terminate immigration lottery program, but repeatedly defeated in the Cong : ress. As readers may appreciate it from reading of the full text of this bil : l, the scope of this bill is somewhat narrow and only limited number of U.S. : advance degree holders in sciences and medicine can be qualified. It does n : ot even cover all the STEM specialties. I suppose that in the current econom
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Mortgage rate is low, you can get 30 yrs below 4% and tax dedutible. It's not hard to get return higher than that. In any case, you should refinance.
I think it depends. Emergency cash is most important, after that... If the house is worth $500K and you have 10 millions. I would recommend paying off the house because it is such a small portion of your asset. If you only have $500K, no way you want to pay off your house (i.e. you reject a government subsidized loan and put all your money into an asset that is very slow in appreciation.) It is also OK to pay off the house, if you want to use the credit line to buy a bigger house. Having a small loan on your balance sheet limits your ability to get new loans because the lenders look at the monthly payment rather than the total amount. So it is usually a good idea to pay off the car loan, if you are buying a house near your borrowing limit. Lastly, for rental investment, I believe in cashflow rather than total net equity. The guys who have paid off rental house sleep much better in 08/09 years than the guys who are borrowing with maximal leverage. Even in normal days, a few missed payments from your tenants can cause real headache for the guy with maximal leverage.
【在 g*****g 的大作中提到】 : Mortgage rate is low, you can get 30 yrs below 4% and tax dedutible. : It's not hard to get return higher than that. : In any case, you should refinance.
The real question is: would you buy a CD with 3-4% interest rate with your money with big withdraw penalty (say up to 6%)? That is the same as paying off the house. To me, I don't really buy the argument that 能贷30年千万别贷15年. It is an asset allocation choice. Also buy home, earthquake, flood insurance because once you paid off the house, you are on your own. Another risk is divorce, your wife claims you're abusing her and gets you kicked out. you're broke, she's living in a paid off house. no money to litigate because you lost your job. then she HELOCS the crap out of it and spend with her new boyfriend because she hates you.:-)