House is planning to discuss the on HR -4241 this Thursday. Houe Bill name is HR - 4241. Senate BIll name is S. 1932.
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Dear Honorable Member of Congress,
American businesses and legal immigrants (Information technology professionals, Health care professionals and others) are facing serious crises: “Lengthy Visa Backlogs Because Of Employment Based Visa Retrogression." These highly skilled workers face lengthy "green card" backlogs that will prevent them from becoming U.S. permanent residents in the foreseeable future.
The Senate has addressed the employment based visa retrogression issue by passing Bill # S 1932. The bill would provide several reliefs to the American companies and legal immigrants such as:
• Allow those whose labor has been approved to file for Adjustment of status even though the dates are not current.
• Provides flexibility to change their jobs in United States under AC21 law. Currently because of the VISA RETROGRESSION the AC21 law passed by Congress is of no use.
• American businesses will be able to find the right candidate with the right skills in United States.
• Spouses and children can take higher education at the American Schools and Universities who will ultimately contribute to American Businesses.
I urge you to please address the employment based visa retrogression issue in the House and provide a reasonable and workable solution to the VISA RETROGRESSION PROBLEM. The beneficiaries would be the people whose permanent labors are certified by the DOL (which proves that there are no Americans available or want to take these jobs) and are waiting to adjust their status since years. The inability of U.S. businesses to hire these talented professionals on a permanent basis severely hinders their competitiveness abroad. These are the legal immigrants who came to United States legally. They are the people who are following the law, and are paying taxes.
By addressing the Employment based Visa retrogression issue and by providing them a reasonable and workable solution the House will provide number of benefits to United States.
• Jobs WILL stay in USA: If legal immigrants are not allowed to adjust their status they will have to go back to their home country. As a result the corporations will be indirectly forced to outsource the job to other countries.
• Additional revenue for the Government: The govt. will get $500 more on each recaptured visa number. This will be additional revenue of $60 million per year.
• Stop the knowledge drain to other countries: Mr. Tom Ridge, ex chief of Homeland Security said in April 14, 2003 "as we secure America from terrorists, we do not want to risk losing the next Enrico Fermi or Albert Einstein…We would be a far poorer nation in many, many ways." These highly skilled people if not allowed to adjust their status will leave this country and would settle either in their home countries or in the competing countries such as United Kingdom, Canada, or Australia whose immigration policies have been made more conducive recently to attract highly skilled professionals.
• Growth of the Nation: Spouses and children can take higher education at the US Schools and Universities thereby contribute to a knowledgeable Society. Also Educated Spouses can start working on EAD's and contribute their share to the Nation's Economy.
We urge you take action at this critical juncture to provide much needed relief to legal immigrants. We request you to provide similar relief that Senate has provided by passing bill # 1932.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,