New immig. bill about to be introduced; 120,000+EB

[marlon2006]

Here is a bill that according to my sources has potential to gather a broad support. If I understand correctly, the bill suggests addition of 120,000.00 EB Visas. I guess that would be enough to relief our pain ? If we agree this is a positive bill, you might want to call congressmen and declare your support.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...gration29.html

[MDGUTS1307]

How does this bill differ from the others. ?

The link to the newspaper does not provide details about EB numbers.

[jonty_11]

Guys,

Those VISA numbers increaase may not alleviate our pain (india and china), we need the country limit to be removed from VIS numbers.
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[Jackolantern]

This has no chance of passing. There are provisions in it that have been brought up in bills over the years but have met too much opposition.

The hefty penalties against employers of illegal immigrants will fail because employers have the money to lobby against it, and some senators and congresspersons have illegal aliens as housekeepers or nannies. The denial of automatic citizenship to babies born on US soil was tried before many times. Criminalizing the voting in another country's elections will fail because this law is directed at US citizens who have dual citizenship, and it isn't so easy to get an immigration law passed that is targeted at certain types of US citizens (although it's quite easy to make laws that oppress legal non-citizens). Citizens will also protest the new Social Security card because it is too much like a national ID which they are very opposed to.

[infostarved]

I dont see 120k anywhere in that news report. I see only negatives... I see "reduction" in visa numbers, I see a moratorium on immigrant visas to Mexicans citizens (may god have mercy on them) and I see some draconian provisions to deny automatic american citizenship to babies born in the US (read more dependents per primary applicant).

I am having trouble believing this is a positive bill. Do you have a bill number?

Originally Posted by marlon2006

Here is a bill that according to my sources has potential to gather a broad support. If I understand correctly, the bill suggests addition of 120,000.00 EB Visas. I guess that would be enough to relief our pain ? If we agree this is a positive bill, you might want to call congressmen and declare your support.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...gration29.html

[blondhenge]

Check out the following link:

http://hayworth.house.gov/cgi-data/news/files/347.shtml

It does mention the extra 120K visas done by reallocating unmentioned non-immigrant visas (I've heard a lot of concerns with the L visas--maybe this is their way of reducing them).

Anyway, with 120K extra, that would help solve a lot of the retrogression issues today.

[infostarved]

It says non-employment, not non-immigrant.

It gets 120K extra by reallocating "certain" non-employment-based immigrant visas to the employment-based pool.

Originally Posted by blondhenge

Check out the following link:

http://hayworth.house.gov/cgi-data/news/files/347.shtml

It does mention the extra 120K visas done by reallocating unmentioned non-immigrant visas (I've heard a lot of concerns with the L visas--maybe this is their way of reducing them).

Anyway, with 120K extra, that would help solve a lot of the retrogression issues today.

[blondhenge]

Good catch. I was reading the link quickly and obviously mis-read it. If they want to reallocate 120K non-employment immigrant visas, I think they would kill off the diversity visa program and some other family numbers then--there's not too many other visa numbers to go after. Either way, I believe that 120,000 extra EB visas would go a long way to alleviate our pain.

[retro_unjust]

Seems like a ray of light entering this dark tunnel. Does anyone know when this bill would be discussed or passed ?

Originally Posted by blondhenge

Good catch. I was reading the link quickly and obviously mis-read it. If they want to reallocate 120K non-employment immigrant visas, I think they would kill off the diversity visa program and some other family numbers then--there's not too many other visa numbers to go after. Either way, I believe that 120,000 extra EB visas would go a long way to alleviate our pain.

[berkeleybee]

Just to put things in perspective: read how a bill becomes a law. Most of them never make it. As the article says there are 151 immigration bills pending before the 109th (2005-2006) Congress.

http://immigration.about.com/od/usso.../lawmaking.htm

[marlon2006]

If you go the respective congressman website, the 120KB EB is mentioned there:
At the same time, the Hayworth bill proposes a 120,000 increase in employment-based visas granted each year. Certain non-employment visas currently granted in other categories would be reduced to maintain the overall annual number of legal immigrants at its present level.

Also, the bill endorses a plan to require aliens seeking temporary visas to obtain a bond that would be forfeited if they violate terms of their permit. Further, the practice of granting citizenship to any child born in the United States is ended unless at least one parent is in the U.S. legally.

To strengthen the nation's porous borders, the bill authorizes U.S. military forces to aid the effort to strengthen the nation's porous borders, as well as 10,000 new Border Patrol agents and 1,250 officers at ports of entry. In addition, it authorizes $2.5 billion to equip border officials with force-multiplying surveillance and detection technology.

Also, the bill proposes to mobilize the nation's 700,000 state and local law enforcement officers, who in the course of their normal duties would help federal authorities apprehend and deport some 400,000 criminal aliens, 80,000 of which have been convicted of serious felonies.

Originally Posted by infostarved

I dont see 120k anywhere in that news report. I see only negatives... I see "reduction" in visa numbers, I see a moratorium on immigrant visas to Mexicans citizens (may god have mercy on them) and I see some draconian provisions to deny automatic american citizenship to babies born in the US (read more dependents per primary applicant).

I am having trouble believing this is a positive bill. Do you have a bill number?

[MDGUTS1307]

I doubt that this bill has any chance of getting approved.

MDGUTS