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Senate amendments to the Occupational 650,000 immigrants
High-tech areas with high academic qualifications are not included in the quota to Chinese



Wen Wei Po Tai Yin-New York reported on the 25th of the Senate immigration reform proposal through, immigration and student visa for vocational provision a substantial adjustment, the high-tech field, business groups and professional immigrant communities are more joy, and is ready in the next Senate and House of Representatives of legislation to continue negotiations lobby.
By New Mexico Senator Bingeman (Jeff Bingaman) and agreed to the amended provisions, the 2007-2016 Occupational each from the current total of 140,000 immigrants to 650,000. In addition, the Senate proposals were jointly promoted by the main leaders of the 115-page amendment (managers' amendment), but also allowed the high-tech field of vocational high degree of immigrants start their green card are not included in this 650,000.

Bingeman amended by the Vocational total of 650,000 migrants per year, including vocational and new immigrant families created H2C low occupational skills of immigrants. Currently, the annual immigration green card issued to the 14 million. Bingeman spokesman Maika Pavilion, said : "This does not include relatives of immigrants and the future plan of casual workers switching identity. "

It was felt that Bingeman proposal to increase the number of professional migrants, is a good thing. However, the U.S. immigration Bar Association said that if removed reserved for H2C 200,000 workers annually places, coupled with the families of these workers have to account for the final places in the existing immigration applicants of the benefits of occupational limited.

But generally ignored important element is that the Senate proposal to allow the U.S. access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the stem) master's degrees, can immediately apply for a green card, but not in the 650,000 total. This is very beneficial to Chinese and Indian.

Since the end of last year lobbying Congress to promote active career immigration reform immigrationvoice.org sponsor Mrs. said : "These provisions of China, and India are very important, such as nationality, once legislation will affect millions of people. "But he cautioned that there is a considerable distance from the proposals into legislation, Applicants need to call upon all occupational immigration efforts in negotiating out of court, to put pressure on them to lobby for the proposal eventually become law. Immigrationvoice.org to Bingeman proposal with plans to promote negotiations in two amendments to attain professional migrants in each case excluding dependants maintain 450,000 (the original Senate proposal content). Most proposals would allow professional immigrants in the labour paper was immediately can apply for I140 and I485, without waiting for the listing.

Senate proposal would also allow students after graduation internship period from the current year increased to two years, without prejudice to the circumstances in extracurricular academic and professional field workers unrelated.



2006-05-27