Indian H-1B workers in line for green cards are launching a push for a bill that proposes to cut the waiting period for permanent US residency, backing it win an offer to pay at least $4 billion to fund border security, including Trump’s infamous wall along the Mexican border.
Indian H-1B workers in line for green cards are launching a push for a bill that proposes to cut the waiting period for permanent US residency, backing it with an offer to pay at least $4 billion to fund border security, including Trump’s infamous proposed wall along the Mexican border.
They propose to raise the money through green card processing fee, according to the advocacy group Immigration Voice.
Aman Kapoor, co-founder and president of the advocacy body was quoted by Hindustan Times: “Indian high-skilled workers will gladly, enthusiastically and happily pay for the border security or the wall if given an opportunity to do so in order to get fair treatment on green card waiting times.”
“This is a win-win (situation) for everybody, it allows President (Donald) Trump to fulfil his campaign promises to build a wall not paid for by American citizens … (and) it would help to grow our economy by allowing highly skilled immigrants to start their own companies and hire American workers.”
An amendment is expected next week that seeks to remove country-wise cap of 7% on green cards. The 2017 legislation has more than 300 co-sponsors and should sail through the 435-member House.
Kevin Yoder, a Republican member of Congress and the lead sponsor had said: “Absolutely. Under our laws, if you are here on an H-1B visa, your spouse and your dependent children under the age of 21 are allowed to join you. The problem is, as we discussed earlier, the backlog for Indian immigrants forces many of them to wait a lifetime.”
He had added: “That means if they brought over a child right now at age 3, that child would grow up here in America as the only country they have ever known. But in 18 years, they would hit that age 21 – age out as you mention – and be forced to return to India unless they can obtain their own H-1B visa. I think any sensible immigration compromise we take up this fall or early next year must address the status of both the DACA dreamers and the Indian dreamers.”
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