Legal immigrant Association's Campaign on
Recapture Unused Visa Numbers
They need YOUR action!
Legal immigrant Association’s (LIA, www.legalimmigrant.org) lobbyists have seen a light on recapturing up to 218,000 visa numbers unused since 1990. They will try to attach an amendment to 2008 appropriation bill pending until mid-Dec. Once we get the recap, all EB categories will be CURRENT or close. This is a just-started campaign and we need YOUR help to MAKE IT BIG.
Congressmen are back to their districts this week (11/26~11/30). Please make an appointment with YOUR Congressman/woman ASAP, especially when you are in one of the key districts listed below. Contact our lobbyist Mr. Paul Donnelly at pauldonnelly@mindspring.com if you need help on appointment.
It would be the BEST if you can bring one or more CITIZENS with you to the meeting. Asking them to make phone calls on behalf of you is also desirable.
Before the meeting, ask for the immigration staff and REMEMBER THEIR NAME and tell Paul after the meeting. Please copy all of your communications to LIA (Legal immigrant Association, www.legalimmigrant.org) account: recapture@legalimmigrant.org.
Please deliver the following message during the meeting:
Tell/ask them:
1. Your own suffering story due to the backlog.
2. You are not asking for green card quota increase (which is hard, of course), you are asking to recapture UNUSED visa numbers in the past years.
3. This is about LEGAL immigration. It is critically important to have green cards for the LEGAL workers America needs.
4. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (chair of immigration subcommittee of the House) is supportive to our cause and trying to work it out.
5. Legal Immigrant Association, along with Immigration Voice, is actively lobbying on the issue.
6. Our lobbyists will follow up with the legislative staff in DC.
Other general communication guidelines:
7. Try to avoid to specific terms like I-485, I-140, PD, etc. Use PLAIN language.
8. When being asked about H1B, tell them green card and H1B are different animals. H1B is not your concern (students who do care H1B, please contact Mr. Paul Donnelly for specific instructions).
9. When being asked about illegal issues, tell them to fix LEGAL problems FIRST.
Key Congressman/woman in the committee on Visa Number Recapture:
Nancy Pelosi (House Speaker), CA, district 8 (San Francisco)
Zoe Lofgren, CA, district 16 (San Jose)
Steny Hoyer, MD, district 5
James E. Clyburn, SC, district 6
Rahm Emanuel, IL, district 5 (Chicago)
John Larson, CT, district 1
Chris Van Hollen, MD, district 8
Recapture Unused Visa Numbers
They need YOUR action!
Legal immigrant Association’s (LIA, www.legalimmigrant.org) lobbyists have seen a light on recapturing up to 218,000 visa numbers unused since 1990. They will try to attach an amendment to 2008 appropriation bill pending until mid-Dec. Once we get the recap, all EB categories will be CURRENT or close. This is a just-started campaign and we need YOUR help to MAKE IT BIG.
Congressmen are back to their districts this week (11/26~11/30). Please make an appointment with YOUR Congressman/woman ASAP, especially when you are in one of the key districts listed below. Contact our lobbyist Mr. Paul Donnelly at pauldonnelly@mindspring.com if you need help on appointment.
It would be the BEST if you can bring one or more CITIZENS with you to the meeting. Asking them to make phone calls on behalf of you is also desirable.
Before the meeting, ask for the immigration staff and REMEMBER THEIR NAME and tell Paul after the meeting. Please copy all of your communications to LIA (Legal immigrant Association, www.legalimmigrant.org) account: recapture@legalimmigrant.org.
Please deliver the following message during the meeting:
Tell/ask them:
1. Your own suffering story due to the backlog.
2. You are not asking for green card quota increase (which is hard, of course), you are asking to recapture UNUSED visa numbers in the past years.
3. This is about LEGAL immigration. It is critically important to have green cards for the LEGAL workers America needs.
4. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (chair of immigration subcommittee of the House) is supportive to our cause and trying to work it out.
5. Legal Immigrant Association, along with Immigration Voice, is actively lobbying on the issue.
6. Our lobbyists will follow up with the legislative staff in DC.
Other general communication guidelines:
7. Try to avoid to specific terms like I-485, I-140, PD, etc. Use PLAIN language.
8. When being asked about H1B, tell them green card and H1B are different animals. H1B is not your concern (students who do care H1B, please contact Mr. Paul Donnelly for specific instructions).
9. When being asked about illegal issues, tell them to fix LEGAL problems FIRST.
Key Congressman/woman in the committee on Visa Number Recapture:
Nancy Pelosi (House Speaker), CA, district 8 (San Francisco)
Zoe Lofgren, CA, district 16 (San Jose)
Steny Hoyer, MD, district 5
James E. Clyburn, SC, district 6
Rahm Emanuel, IL, district 5 (Chicago)
John Larson, CT, district 1
Chris Van Hollen, MD, district 8