According to advocacy groups representing the Big Tech employers and their guestworkers, tomorrow the Senate will consider a bill that would dramatically change our system for awarding employment green cards.
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The bill is the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act (#S386).
It eliminates the per-country cap, which meters issuance of green cards so that they are distributed to applicants from all countrie.
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Sources tell us that an actual vote is highly unlikely; instead, a unanimous consent request from a senator is more likely, which allows them to bypass the committee process, hearings, amendments, and, most importantly, a public debate. #S386
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Sen. had blocked it from unanimous consent. Reportedly, he has recently agreed to let it come up if it includes a provision that would guarantee admission of 5k foreign nurses.
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UPDATE: Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) objected to unanimous consent, blocking HR1044/S386 from the Senate Floor.
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This Bill cannot call itself the FAIRNESS FOR HIGH SKILLED IMMIGRANTS ACT because tens of thousands of high skilled workers from every other nation besides India would have to face a 10 year backlog if this Bill is passed. #NoS386
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