Yet another immigration thread

Sep 1, 2020 41 Comments

Some more hope for a merit based immigration reform.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/merit-based-immigration-system-in-the-works-pence-tells-indians/article32490729.ece/amp/

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  • Oracle
    z38cFdr

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    z38cFdr
    I think it's pre-election promises. Post election not much is going to Change. Trump had 4 years to change that. Also if you are expecting that GC pattern will change for Indians you are getting it wrong.
    Sep 1, 2020 20
    • Stripe
      somecsdude

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      somecsdude
      So why would India Government respect it as an leverage from U.S.?
      Sep 7, 2020
    • Amazon
      robbStark8

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      robbStark8
      They wouldn’t. It’s a fallacious argument. The Indian govt’s ruling party may be influenced due to donors based in US for whom this issue is important, but I don’t think the foreign service and any professional arm of the govt will give a damn.
      Sep 7, 2020
  • Investment Bank
    JFUy48

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    JFUy48
    The problem is not in the GC system, it is in the H1B system. H1B visas were never meant to be the route to permanent residency. Since it has become that, the number of H1Bs issued should align with the number of permanent resident slots available so immigrants are funneled smoothly through the system. It is not fair to immigrant hopefuls from the rest-of-the-world to be affected by the disproportionate number of workers coming from India.

    The move to remote work may reduce the demand for H1Bs in the future as workers will be able to stay in their own countries and maintain a reasonable lifestyle. I do agree with a merit-based immigration system, but there is a limit to the number of immigrants the US can absorb.
    Sep 1, 2020 4
    • First of all, EB3 needs to be abolished. Currently EB3 can upgrade to EB2 after working for 5 years.So they have that route.
      EB2 must have at least few years of work in US and should not be allowed to apply for GC on day 1. So H1B or not, you simply cant apply for GC without these criteria met.
      Finally, EB1C should be made stricter, like as strict as EB1A and EB1B.
      Sep 1, 2020
    • Stripe
      somecsdude

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      somecsdude
      Lol you saying a computer science Bachelor from Stanford needs to work 5 years more than some no name master before applying?
      Sep 7, 2020
  • Adobe
    SPFk81

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    SPFk81
    As someone who benefited from the current system (country caps) I want everything to remain the same. I don't want fellow Europeans to have to wait for a GC.

    Regardless, only Congress can decide whom will get GCs. This is just pre-election empty promises to get a few Indian-American votes.
    Sep 1, 2020 3
    • Amazon
      rtklsfn

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      rtklsfn
      LoL the Indian Americans that can vote don't want anymore indians as well. But they will stick with Republicans who will have atleast some cap on no of indians that can immigrate.

      Democrats will fucking increase the h1b pool cap and hand out green cards for PhD students like free candies.
      Sep 1, 2020
    • Oracle
      z38cFdr

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      z38cFdr
      How is this nepotism. Adobe is telling a fact. Moreover most of the Europeans do not need GC or H1 to work in US.

      We Indians do not have a merit based system in our own country due to which many folks go out. Then talk about a big number of folks who came to US, got admission in American Universitites so that they can get OPT and visa. Honestly not all of the MS candidate are really that meritorious, they came to US to avoid competition. Why would they want a merit based system once they get GC? Don't you think much of them will be at loss.

      Then again how are you going to define merit. ? Is there going to be an open competition for that? What is the parameter of merit?
      Sep 1, 2020
  • For Republicans, merit based immigration = cutting family immigration, diversity visas, and overall immigration numbers. For Democrats, that’s a nonstarter. Indian h1b workers - well nobody from either party really cares
    Sep 1, 2020 3
    • Calm down, I’m also Indian. Not hating. I’m being realistic.
      Sep 1, 2020
    • Oracle
      z38cFdr

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      z38cFdr
      I agree to facebook's comment as well. And it is true. If they make the process of converting H1 to GC easy for Indians, US citizens will think their jobs will get cut.

      Only good thing Trump has done is by increasing minimum wage requirements for H1.
      Sep 1, 2020
  • Apple / Eng
    magikarp19

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     magikarp19
    lol another lollipop that means nothing
    Sep 1, 2020 0