Immigrant Daily

EB Green Card Backlogs are Huge Impediment in US’ Economic Recovery

In its latest issue, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Talking Points, calls for eliminating the employment based (EB) green card backlog, which according to AILA is vital to America’s economic recovery. It states that reforms in the permanent employment-based green card program is need of the hour that would pave the way for U.S employers to hire foreign talent they need and in turn help in the economic recovery. Since over half of all science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates passing out of American universities are foreign born. The report hints that in order to tap their valuable resource, the Congress can reform the EB green card system by:

• Recapturing both unused EB and family green cards from prior years,

• Exempting spouses and children from EB green card quotas,

• Exempting graduates from U.S institutions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math’s, and

• Adopting a market-based EB green card cap responsive to the needs of U.S employers.

For complete information, please read AILA Talking Points Call for Eliminating the EB Green Card Backlog