charlotteperson
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I am still confused! Is the bill only passing H1b's or are they thinking of us poor retrogressed folks also
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Today is the Day..
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Shakti Kapoor
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charlotteperson said:I am still confused! Is the bill only passing H1b's or are they thinking of us poor retrogressed folks also
This has consideration for retrogressed people also....
Shakti
12-10
So does this mean that all democrats voted against the bill?
if so, maybe I shouldn't call anymore democrat sens or congs b4 it will be voted on. Pls correct me if i am wrong. Since reps control both the houses, as long as we garner their support, we should be fine.
So does this mean that all democrats voted against the bill?
if so, maybe I shouldn't call anymore democrat sens or congs b4 it will be voted on. Pls correct me if i am wrong. Since reps control both the houses, as long as we garner their support, we should be fine.
charlotteperson
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I once again faxed the letter to reps today too.
We should start new initiative to contact all senators/congress persons by phone, email, or fax and request them to support the immigration reform suggested in budget session.
Every one should try to contact atleast senators and congress persons of their areas.
lets cross the fingers and pray God!!!
Every one should try to contact atleast senators and congress persons of their areas.
lets cross the fingers and pray God!!!
485_spouse
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limestone said:I was looking at a link I have that watches for new articles on Employment Based Immigration and found this article that is dated this morning...
http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?157916
Seems there is alot of legislation being considered. The one peice of info that I have not heard before is this....
In addition, high-tech workers who have worked in the U.S. for three years may be allowed to adjust to permanent resident status without regard to the annual cap of 140,000.
Has anyone else heard this 3 year requirment before? It probably does not affect many people, but it is an important point to note.
I'm sure there are many people who are here for more than 3 years.
this is a good news.
marlon2006
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Sorry to say, keep on dreaming this bill will be considered. Another amnesty bill and increase in immigration is the oppositve of what 85% of American people are demanding.
485_spouse said:I'm sure there are many people who are here for more than 3 years.
this is a good news.
rammyrammy
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nozdam said:Hey Shakti Kapoor,
You seem to be doing a great job following this thing.
Can you maybe, point out a link where we can read more on today's happennings? Or did u probably just hear it live on CSPAN? Any details would be really appreciated.
Thanks,
Nozer
This is the Link of the Video... of Todays meeting On CSPAN..
rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e102605_package.rm
Is it approved?
12 Yes & 10 No means this is approved in Senate???
rammyrammy said:This is the Link of the Video... of Todays meeting On CSPAN..
rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e102605_package.rm
12 Yes & 10 No means this is approved in Senate???
charlotteperson
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anybody tried this link ?
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
charlotteperson
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This was posted on immigration-law.com
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051026-125749-7232r.htm
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051026-125749-7232r.htm
charlotteperson said:This was posted on immigration-law.com
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051026-125749-7232r.htm
this is a full fledged immigration reform bill, not the budget reconciliation which we are interested at the moment
BoxOfChocs
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The proposals seem to have been passed in-toto to be considered by the full Senate. Here is the link to the statement from Sen. $900,000 Powerball-winner Gregg http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26MarkUpOpening.pdf.
Here is the summary of the final Budget Reconciliation proposals http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf. You need to read the very last proposals on page 5 of this PDF document.
Moving forward, it seems!
Here is the summary of the final Budget Reconciliation proposals http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf. You need to read the very last proposals on page 5 of this PDF document.
Moving forward, it seems!
BoxOfChocs
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This is sabotage
The only hope is the Budget Reconciliation measure!
limestone said:I was looking at a link I have that watches for new articles on Employment Based Immigration and found this article that is dated this morning...
http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?157916
Seems there is alot of legislation being considered. The one peice of info that I have not heard before is this....
In addition, high-tech workers who have worked in the U.S. for three years may be allowed to adjust to permanent resident status without regard to the annual cap of 140,000.
Has anyone else heard this 3 year requirment before? It probably does not affect many people, but it is an important point to note.
It seems like this is being used by the Republican Senate leadership to muddy the waters so much that everything gets put back on the back burner. Shusterman http://www.shusterman.com reports on his ticker news that basically this third bill may bring the curtain down on Immigration Reform legislation in this Congress!the policy of if you can't beat them...confuse them!
The only hope is the Budget Reconciliation measure!
MDGUTS1307
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This is a different bill by Hagel
BoxofChocs,
The one you are referring to is a different bill by Sen Hagel of Nebraska. He has one along with McCaine and Cornyn. It is very likely will see all this merged into one ( Frist is trying to get all these guys to get together and get a compromise).
BoxofChocs,
The one you are referring to is a different bill by Sen Hagel of Nebraska. He has one along with McCaine and Cornyn. It is very likely will see all this merged into one ( Frist is trying to get all these guys to get together and get a compromise).
I read this document
http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-6RECSummary.pdf[/url]. it talks only abt recapturing EB visa and not mentioning anything abt other 2 points about eliminating dependents and filing 485 before visa number availability . Or is this just a summary ?
http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-6RECSummary.pdf[/url]. it talks only abt recapturing EB visa and not mentioning anything abt other 2 points about eliminating dependents and filing 485 before visa number availability . Or is this just a summary ?
BoxOfChocs said:The proposals seem to have been passed in-toto to be considered by the full Senate. Here is the link to the statement from Sen. $900,000 Powerball-winner Gregg http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26MarkUpOpening.pdf.
Here is the summary of the final Budget Reconciliation proposals http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf. You need to read the very last proposals on page 5 of this PDF document.
Moving forward, it seems!
optimistguy
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Please see this
This is what it says in the PDF (http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf)
It does not say anything about not counting spouses/children? It says only about the 90K recapture and the 30K H1. Nothing about allowing to file 485 for retrogressed people??
Anybody, any information about what is going on?
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 2006 2006-10
Reconciliation instructions …………………………………………………………………………. -60 -300
Savings achieved…………………………………………………………………………………… -94 -578
Provisions included in reconciliation submission:
Recapture of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas and Fees: Recaptures all
employment-based immigrant visas not issued in previous fiscal years, and makes them available for
reissue beginning in 2006 at a rate of not more than 90,000 additional visas per year. Imposes a $500
fee on all applicants.
-39 -251
Recapture of Unused H-1B Visa Numbers and Fees: Recaptures all H-1B visas not issued in
fiscal years 1992-2003 and makes them available for reissue beginning in 2006 at a rate of not more
than 30,000 additional visas per year. Imposes a $500 fee on any petition filed for an H-1B visa after
the original number of visas per year has been reached.
-15 -75
Fees for Immigration Services for Intracompany Transferees: Imposes an additional $750 fee on
an employer when an alien files an application for an L1 visa. L visas are for aliens employed by a
firm or corporation, who seek to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue working for
the same employer in a capacity that involves specialized knowledge.
-40 -252
This is what it says in the PDF (http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf)
It does not say anything about not counting spouses/children? It says only about the 90K recapture and the 30K H1. Nothing about allowing to file 485 for retrogressed people??
Anybody, any information about what is going on?
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 2006 2006-10
Reconciliation instructions …………………………………………………………………………. -60 -300
Savings achieved…………………………………………………………………………………… -94 -578
Provisions included in reconciliation submission:
Recapture of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas and Fees: Recaptures all
employment-based immigrant visas not issued in previous fiscal years, and makes them available for
reissue beginning in 2006 at a rate of not more than 90,000 additional visas per year. Imposes a $500
fee on all applicants.
-39 -251
Recapture of Unused H-1B Visa Numbers and Fees: Recaptures all H-1B visas not issued in
fiscal years 1992-2003 and makes them available for reissue beginning in 2006 at a rate of not more
than 30,000 additional visas per year. Imposes a $500 fee on any petition filed for an H-1B visa after
the original number of visas per year has been reached.
-15 -75
Fees for Immigration Services for Intracompany Transferees: Imposes an additional $750 fee on
an employer when an alien files an application for an L1 visa. L visas are for aliens employed by a
firm or corporation, who seek to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue working for
the same employer in a capacity that involves specialized knowledge.
-40 -252
BoxOfChocs said:The proposals seem to have been passed in-toto to be considered by the full Senate. Here is the link to the statement from Sen. $900,000 Powerball-winner Gregg http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26MarkUpOpening.pdf.
Here is the summary of the final Budget Reconciliation proposals http://budget.senate.gov/republican/pressarchive/2005-10-26RECSummary.pdf. You need to read the very last proposals on page 5 of this PDF document.
Moving forward, it seems!
harihoudini
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PDF is a summary
PDF looks to be a summary (even the title says so)
My guess is that bit about spouse visas not being counted is very much a detail of the bill and will not be mentioned in the summary as it probably doesn't impact the $$ directly.
PDF looks to be a summary (even the title says so)
My guess is that bit about spouse visas not being counted is very much a detail of the bill and will not be mentioned in the summary as it probably doesn't impact the $$ directly.