e-mails to your senators to support Senator Spector's immigration reform bill
Senator Spector's bill is everybody's dream! (
http://www.shusterman.com/toc-leg.html#6D)
It exempts people who have US advanced degrees in Sci./Eng. with 3 years working experience from visa number limitation, and it asks for fast handling for labor applications of this category.
I drafted this e-mail/letter (I guess it is not very good English, but it adds to the autenticity, I guess) to California senators' web page and office. Also Ohio senators (that is where I got my MS degree).
Please modify them as much as you like but try your best to contact your senators, help me, and help yourself.
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My name is XXXXX and I am an alien worker living and working in US, on a H-1B worker visa.
I came to US in XX/199X to attend The XX University, where I got a XX degree in XXXXX in XX/200X. Immediately after, I have been working for XXX Company located in XXX of XXXX(your state), until now. The reason I am writing to you is to ask for you attention and support of a comprehensive immigration bill introduced by Senator Arlen Spector. In his proposal, people like me, who have earned advanced degree in science and engineering from US institutions and who have worked in related fields for over 3 years, will be exempted from employment based numerical limitation of visa numbers. It also asks for fast handling of labor certification applications in my category.
Although my American Dream started more than XX years and I have made many things happen on the dream land of America, one haunting failure in my life is that I cannot obtain a green card. Although my employer started labor application (the first step for employment-based immigration) in XX/200X, that application has been put aside for the past more than XX years. During this multi-year wait, there has been severe retrogression in employment-based immigration visa, which means even after I get a labor certification, I still need to wait potentially many years before I can file application for green card. Needless to say, this immigration application backlog has had many adverse influences on my personal life, and my American Dream is barely alive.
Recently I noticed US Senate is taking actions on immigration reform. Several bills, including those introduced by McCain/Kennedy, Cornyn/Kyl, have addressed the issue of employment-based immigration, specifically, taking steps to prevent another backlog caused by visa retrogression. Senator Arlen Spector’s bill, is so far the most thorough approach to address this issue. It also gives those who have been trained and educated in USA, who have spent the most productive years of their lives in USA, like me, the best chance to realize American Dream. As a lawful, tax paying resident (although without permanent residency) of XXX(your state) for the past X years, I urge you, Senator xxx, to support Senator Spector’s immigration reform bill.
Thank you and God bless America.
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