Jackolantern
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http://lofgren.house.gov/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1909
Removing the per-country cap definitely makes sense for EB1, and is not really a bad idea for EB2. The best and brightest should not be blocked out because of the per-country limit.
But for EB3, it could turn into a nightmare. Remember that for EB3, it is not required to have even a bachelor's degree. You only need two years of experience. That is how many of the laborers on the farms and in restaurants were able to qualify in EB3 when they filed under 245(i). Given the HUGE potential supply of such workers from Mexico, removing the per-country cap could allow them to use up 80% of the cap by themselves, crowding out the degreed professionals from other countries.
Nothing against those workers, as they are needed in the economy, but when you have this category that lumps in people with little education and two years of experience with people who have master's degrees and over a decade of experience (but whose employer decided not to file in EB2 for whatever reason), removing the cap could have serious unintended consequences for EB3.
Removing the per-country cap definitely makes sense for EB1, and is not really a bad idea for EB2. The best and brightest should not be blocked out because of the per-country limit.
But for EB3, it could turn into a nightmare. Remember that for EB3, it is not required to have even a bachelor's degree. You only need two years of experience. That is how many of the laborers on the farms and in restaurants were able to qualify in EB3 when they filed under 245(i). Given the HUGE potential supply of such workers from Mexico, removing the per-country cap could allow them to use up 80% of the cap by themselves, crowding out the degreed professionals from other countries.
Nothing against those workers, as they are needed in the economy, but when you have this category that lumps in people with little education and two years of experience with people who have master's degrees and over a decade of experience (but whose employer decided not to file in EB2 for whatever reason), removing the cap could have serious unintended consequences for EB3.
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