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10/13/2005: IMPORTANT NEWS: We Need Your Help!!
AILA has reported that the Senate Judiciary Committe is markedup a very important legislative bill on October 20, 2005, coming Thursday, to discuss the Budget Reconciliation and Immigration proposal that can give some relief to the current H-1B blackout and EB immigrant visa number retrogression. According to the AILA, the proposal includes the following:
Recapture of 300,000 unused H-1B numbers
Recpature of 90,000 unused EB immigrant visa numbers
Execpting spouses and minor children of EB principal aliens from the annual EB quota limit
Permit filing of I-485 even during the visa number retrogression.
AILA has been told repeatedly by Hill staff that it is vitally important that the people in business community and scientific and research organizations reach out tothe following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee as urgently as possible:
Arlen Specter (R-PA) Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Ranking
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Charles Grassley (R-IA) Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Mike DeWine (R-OH) Herbert Kohl (D-WI)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Russ Feingold (D-WI)
John Cornyn (R-TX) Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Sam Brownback (R-KS) Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Please send the letters to these members in the following sample context as quickly as possible:
Dear (client name):
As you know, business-based immigration is in crisis because of
dysfunctional laws and Congressional inaction. Of particular concern is
the black-out on H-1B visas and the long "green card" backlogs that make
it unlikely that skilled workers will become U.S. permanent residents in
the foreseeable future. The Senate Judiciary Committee will be
considering a bill to address some of these problems in the next week.
Because I know that your company has been impacted by one or both of
these issues, I urge you to alert Senators on the Judiciary Committee to
the need for immediate relief. Attached to this mail is a model letter
with talking points that you can use to contact these Senators. I have
been told that business support for this effort is crucial.
I will follow up with you to discuss this effort. Thank you in advance
for your help.
Sincerely,
(Your name here)
It is "extremely" important that everyone participates in this last minute campaign.
Source: http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html
AILA has reported that the Senate Judiciary Committe is markedup a very important legislative bill on October 20, 2005, coming Thursday, to discuss the Budget Reconciliation and Immigration proposal that can give some relief to the current H-1B blackout and EB immigrant visa number retrogression. According to the AILA, the proposal includes the following:
Recapture of 300,000 unused H-1B numbers
Recpature of 90,000 unused EB immigrant visa numbers
Execpting spouses and minor children of EB principal aliens from the annual EB quota limit
Permit filing of I-485 even during the visa number retrogression.
AILA has been told repeatedly by Hill staff that it is vitally important that the people in business community and scientific and research organizations reach out tothe following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee as urgently as possible:
Arlen Specter (R-PA) Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Ranking
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Charles Grassley (R-IA) Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Mike DeWine (R-OH) Herbert Kohl (D-WI)
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Russ Feingold (D-WI)
John Cornyn (R-TX) Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Sam Brownback (R-KS) Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Please send the letters to these members in the following sample context as quickly as possible:
Dear (client name):
As you know, business-based immigration is in crisis because of
dysfunctional laws and Congressional inaction. Of particular concern is
the black-out on H-1B visas and the long "green card" backlogs that make
it unlikely that skilled workers will become U.S. permanent residents in
the foreseeable future. The Senate Judiciary Committee will be
considering a bill to address some of these problems in the next week.
Because I know that your company has been impacted by one or both of
these issues, I urge you to alert Senators on the Judiciary Committee to
the need for immediate relief. Attached to this mail is a model letter
with talking points that you can use to contact these Senators. I have
been told that business support for this effort is crucial.
I will follow up with you to discuss this effort. Thank you in advance
for your help.
Sincerely,
(Your name here)
It is "extremely" important that everyone participates in this last minute campaign.
Source: http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html