US senator proposes points-based green card system
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A US senator introduced legislation to replace existing employment-based green card categories with a points-based system.
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- Senator Tommy Tuberville has introduced the Americans First Immigration Act to establish a points-based system for US immigrant visas.
- The legislation would invalidate many pending employment-based petitions and significantly restrict family-sponsored immigration categories.
- It also introduces new requirements for English proficiency, job offers, and salary thresholds for applicants.
- These proposed changes would affect long-standing queues of international professionals awaiting permanent residency.
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Tommy Tuberville
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“Our current immigration system does little to evaluate the type of people we let in — it’s a free-for-all”
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…No further visas would then be issued under that category. That provision could be particularly consequential for Indian applicants who have approved employment-based petitions but remain in lengthy green card queues. “ Our current immigration system does little to evaluate the type of people we let in — it’s a free-for-all ,” Tuberville said. “Coming to the United States is a privilege, and we need to ensure that anyone immigrating to our country is willing to go by our laws and contribute to our society.” The legislation would establish…
“Coming to the United States is a privilege, and we need to ensure that anyone immigrating to our country is willing to go by our laws and contribute to our society.”
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…who have approved employment-based petitions but remain in lengthy green card queues. “Our current immigration system does little to evaluate the type of people we let in — it’s a free-for-all,” Tuberville said. “ Coming to the United States is a privilege, and we need to ensure that anyone immigrating to our country is willing to go by our laws and contribute to our society. ” The legislation would establish an annual worldwide allocation of 192,000 points-based immigrant visas. That number would be reduced by the number of certain migrants who were not detained or were released from…
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