Immigration reform - official document

[rchan72 7]

While watching the speech I found the official report on it.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/report.pdf

Check out page 12 of the PDF - section labeled: Family-Sponsored Immigration as Support for Critical Workers

Edited October 24, 2013 by rchan72

[thedude6752000 360]

"The prospect of family reunification has been a cornerstone of U.S. immigration policy throughout

our nation’s history. The Senate bill reforms and begins to eliminate the backlog in the family-

sponsored immigration system by exempting immediate family members (spouses and unmarried

children under the age of 21) of lawful permanent residents from the annual limitations on family-

sponsored green cards and by increasing the limit on the number of immigrants allowed each year

from individual countries, including those nations with a high rate of immigration such as China,

India, Mexico, and the Philippines. The Senate bill also excludes these same immediate family

members from annual limitations on employment-based green cards, and removes annual country

limitations altogether from this system."

That doesn't make any sense to me. I thought CR-1's and IR-1's for spouses already had no numerical limit????!!!!

Edited October 24, 2013 by thedude6752000

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

The prospect of family reunification has been a cornerstone of U.S. immigration policy throughout

our nation’s history. The Senate bill reforms and begins to eliminate the backlog in the family-

sponsored immigration system by exempting immediate family members (spouses and unmarried

children under the age of 21) of lawful permanent residents from the annual limitations on family-

sponsored green cards and by increasing the limit on the number of immigrants allowed each year

from individual countries, including those nations with a high rate of immigration such as China,

India, Mexico, and the Philippines. The Senate bill also excludes these same immediate family

members from annual limitations on employment-based green cards, and removes annual country

limitations altogether from this system.

Nothing about us?

"The prospect of family reunification has been a cornerstone of U.S. immigration policy throughout

our nation’s history. The Senate bill reforms and begins to eliminate the backlog in the family-

sponsored immigration system by exempting immediate family members (spouses and unmarried

children under the age of 21) of lawful permanent residents from the annual limitations on family-

sponsored green cards and by increasing the limit on the number of immigrants allowed each year

from individual countries, including those nations with a high rate of immigration such as China,

India, Mexico, and the Philippines. The Senate bill also excludes these same immediate family

members from annual limitations on employment-based green cards, and removes annual country

limitations altogether from this system."

That doesn't make any sense to me. I thought CR-1's and IR-1's for spouses already had no numerical limit????!!!!

[thedude6752000 360]

The prospect of family reunification has been a cornerstone of U.S. immigration policy throughout

our nation’s history. The Senate bill reforms and begins to eliminate the backlog in the family-

sponsored immigration system by exempting immediate family members (spouses and unmarried

children under the age of 21) of lawful permanent residents from the annual limitations on family-

sponsored green cards and by increasing the limit on the number of immigrants allowed each year

from individual countries, including those nations with a high rate of immigration such as China,

India, Mexico, and the Philippines. The Senate bill also excludes these same immediate family

members from annual limitations on employment-based green cards, and removes annual country

limitations altogether from this system.

Nothing about us?

Nice catch, as usual nothing about us. I feel so betrayed by this administration.

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

Nice catch, as usual nothing about us. I feel so betrayed by this administration.

I'm not even too surprised, to be honest.

They will keep ignoring us forever... if we don't try to do something about it. Come on, people, let's try! http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/459909-usc-green-card-petitioners-committee/

[rchan72 7]

Yeah I noticed that too... "US Citizens? Meh, they'll be ok, no need to include them"

[JohnR! 5,495]

That doesn't make any sense to me. I thought CR-1's and IR-1's for spouses already had no numerical limit????!!!!

And you are correct. There are no limits or quotas for CR/IR and that will not change.

What changes is that quotas for Family 2nd preference categories only.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Yeah I noticed that too... "US Citizens? Meh, they'll be ok, no need to include them"

Are you advocating there should be limits for the spouses of US citizens?

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

Are you advocating there should be limits for the spouses of US citizens?

I think he was being sarcastic.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I think he was being sarcastic.

Ahhhhhhhhh..

[rchan72 7]

Yes very sarcastic...

[Darnell 8,478]

there are numerical limitations in place, for petitioners who are LPRs (not USCitizens)

so

a piece of this, removes those numerical limitations for petitioners who are LPRs.

Still, no numerical limitations for USCitizen Petitioners.

That's my understanding, so far.

[savagechair 38]

Won't removing those limitations on LPR further strain a system that's already screwing USC petitioners?

Not only does this not help us, but like DOMA, it further splits attention, time and resources away from USCs petitioning for family members.

:|

[r060106 109]

Won't removing those limitations on LPR further strain a system that's already screwing USC petitioners?

Not only does this not help us, but like DOMA, it further splits attention, time and resources away from USCs petitioning for family members.

:|

I was just going to ask that myself. Well put.

[savagechair 38]

Obviously I don't know the inner workings of government, but this administration seems hell bent on creating politically expedient policies without allocating adequate resources to support such policies. It's all fine and well to introduce immigration reform, but real reform happens when the boots on the ground redesign their methodologies to improve efficiency.

I really don't blame USCIS because they get more policy thrown at them without (it seems) the resources to administrate and support these "feel good" policies.