Losers and Winners in Three Pending Employment-Based Immigration Reform Bills
Currently, there are three legislative bills in the Senate that proposed favorable reform in the employment-based immigration system. One is Cornyn Bill, second is Senate Judiciary Committee bill, and third is Sen. Bill Frist bill. Believe it or not, each of these bills will produce winners and losers in the employment-based immigrant community as follows:
Cornyn Judiciary Comm Bill Frist
EB Annual Cap 290,000 450,000 290,000
EB Cap Exempt (Advanced Degree) STEM + US Degree in Non-STEM STEM only STEM only
H-1B Cap Exempt U.S. Degree only. including both STEM and Non-STEM
STEM only but both U.S. and foreign degree STEM only but both U.S. and foreign degree
20,000 Advanced Degree Special Numbers Both U.S. degree and foreign degree U.S. degree only U.S. degree only
Now, somebody will have to engage in mix and match job for the final legislation!