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The employment-based green card process is badly broken and needs reform. However, the immigration reform battle has been dominated by the issues relating to illegal immigration. The concerns and problems of employment-based highly skilled immigrants have been ignored. Congressional intent was to create policy that welcomes highly skilled immigrants, treats them equally, and does not subject them to devastating delays. However, reality has departed too much from Congressional intent. Congress intended that the entire green card process for employment based highly skilled immigrants should take 6 months to 1 year. Instead the process takes between 5 to 12 years! The lives and careers of these immigrants stagnate during the impossible wait.
Immigration Voice (http://www.immigrationvoice.org) is a non-profit organization working with a professional lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie Associates, to present Congress with legislative and
administrative solutions to the problems facing employment-based highly skilled immigrants.
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee incorporated some provisions to help legal highly skilled workers. However, there were some provisions that harmed us and others that needed improvement. Due to our advocacy efforts Senator Brownback (S.A. 3341), Senator Bingaman & Senator Alexander (S.A. 3354 and S.A. 3355 ) have offered amendments that address these issues. Once the Senate returns from the Easter recess, we expect that CIR will be revived and we will work to ensure that these amendments make it into the CIR bill. If CIR does not survive, we will work on getting our provisions into the PACE, TALENT and other bills. There is a lot of work to be done before then and also while the bills are being debated. We need all the volunteers we can get. If you are caught in this process yourself I urge you to get involved. Sign up and become a member, volunteer for one of the many teams at Immigration Voice.
Public affairs firms do not come cheap. We need all the contributions we can get. I urge you to donate as much as you possibly can. Immigration Voice completely volunteer run. All of our volunteers are unpaid. All monies collected by Immigration Voice go towards grassroots efforts and obtaining advice from our strategic counsel Quinn Gillespie and Associates. All monies left over after Immigration Voice' activities cease will be donated to charity. As a 501(c)(4) organization, Immigration Voice is obligated to file tax returns with the IRS and have its accounts audited by a CPA. Learn more about how to contribute by visiting our website.
Immigration Voice have shown to the immigration community what they can do. Let's look at what Immigration Voice have done so far.
1. Hiring Strategic counsel (One of the top notch companies in DC.)
2. Spending money wisely so that all the members have the best ROI.
3. Convincing senators to bring amendments to the SJC immigration reform bill.
4. Membership going up consistently.
5. Endorsement from successful Immigration lawyers in US.
6. Media coverage (Roll call article, NBC interview)
7. Thorough analysis of immigration related bills, laws and provisions.
8. Immigration Voice members trust.
Please feel free to forward this email on to others who might be interested or able to help.
The employment-based green card process is badly broken and needs reform. However, the immigration reform battle has been dominated by the issues relating to illegal immigration. The concerns and problems of employment-based highly skilled immigrants have been ignored. Congressional intent was to create policy that welcomes highly skilled immigrants, treats them equally, and does not subject them to devastating delays. However, reality has departed too much from Congressional intent. Congress intended that the entire green card process for employment based highly skilled immigrants should take 6 months to 1 year. Instead the process takes between 5 to 12 years! The lives and careers of these immigrants stagnate during the impossible wait.
Immigration Voice (http://www.immigrationvoice.org) is a non-profit organization working with a professional lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie Associates, to present Congress with legislative and
administrative solutions to the problems facing employment-based highly skilled immigrants.
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee incorporated some provisions to help legal highly skilled workers. However, there were some provisions that harmed us and others that needed improvement. Due to our advocacy efforts Senator Brownback (S.A. 3341), Senator Bingaman & Senator Alexander (S.A. 3354 and S.A. 3355 ) have offered amendments that address these issues. Once the Senate returns from the Easter recess, we expect that CIR will be revived and we will work to ensure that these amendments make it into the CIR bill. If CIR does not survive, we will work on getting our provisions into the PACE, TALENT and other bills. There is a lot of work to be done before then and also while the bills are being debated. We need all the volunteers we can get. If you are caught in this process yourself I urge you to get involved. Sign up and become a member, volunteer for one of the many teams at Immigration Voice.
Public affairs firms do not come cheap. We need all the contributions we can get. I urge you to donate as much as you possibly can. Immigration Voice completely volunteer run. All of our volunteers are unpaid. All monies collected by Immigration Voice go towards grassroots efforts and obtaining advice from our strategic counsel Quinn Gillespie and Associates. All monies left over after Immigration Voice' activities cease will be donated to charity. As a 501(c)(4) organization, Immigration Voice is obligated to file tax returns with the IRS and have its accounts audited by a CPA. Learn more about how to contribute by visiting our website.
Immigration Voice have shown to the immigration community what they can do. Let's look at what Immigration Voice have done so far.
1. Hiring Strategic counsel (One of the top notch companies in DC.)
2. Spending money wisely so that all the members have the best ROI.
3. Convincing senators to bring amendments to the SJC immigration reform bill.
4. Membership going up consistently.
5. Endorsement from successful Immigration lawyers in US.
6. Media coverage (Roll call article, NBC interview)
7. Thorough analysis of immigration related bills, laws and provisions.
8. Immigration Voice members trust.
Please feel free to forward this email on to others who might be interested or able to help.
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