Sen. Kevin Cramer introduced EAGLE Act to phase out 7% per-country cap on employment-based green cards yesterday

[CricPokChic]

Senator Cramer Leads Legislation Prioritizing Merit-Based Immigration, Address Shortage of Doctors and Nurses

NOVEMBER 02, 2023

Sen. Cramer Leads Legislation Prioritizing Merit-Based Immigration, Address Shortage of Doctors and Nurses

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) will lead his colleagues in reintroducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation to address critical healthcare workforce shortages and eliminate arbitrary, ineffective per-country visa caps. Both bills establish merit-based immigration policies.

“In rural states like North Dakota, highly skilled immigrant doctors and nurses play a critical role in our healthcare workforce, sometimes providing the only specialty care available in the area,” said Senator Cramer. “Our open borders and per-country caps are nonsensical and chaotic. It’s long-past time our immigration policies reflected a skills-based approach, welcoming hard-working immigrants who help fill the labor and service gaps in the U.S.”

The EAGLE Act

The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, which will be reintroduced by Senator Cramer and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), allows American employers to focus on hiring immigrants based on their merit, not their birthplace. This legislation would phase out the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas and raises the 7% per-country limit on family-sponsored visas to 15%.

Most prospective employment-based immigrants currently live and work in the U.S. on temporary visas while waiting for a visa to become available. Some of these individuals remain in temporary status for many years, if not decades, because of the caps applied to their country of nationality. The EAGLE Act would ease the backlog for those who wait the longest.

“The EAGLE Act is a win-win for America and Americans. Similar common-sense provisions passed both bodies of Congress with broad bipartisan support in 116th Congress. This bill makes the system more merit based. The bill transitions the allocation of employment based green cards to a first-come, first served application while not unduly burdening foreign nationals from countries that were accustomed to special treatment and having no wait time at all to receive green cards due to discriminatory per country limits. The bill ensures that American workers are made the top-priority for hiring by all U.S. companies such that no foreign worker can undercut an American worker for a U.S. job. We are incredibly grateful to Senator Cramer and Senator Hickenlooper for leading the bill and urge it’s swift passage in Congress,” said Aman Kapoor, Immigration Voice.

[CricPokChic]

This bill is at the first step at the very top of the graphic and has a long way to go

[playboys]

Time wast bro...all election stunts 

[JackSeal]

[CricPokChic]

Bill:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3291

[Sreeven]

I140 ead bill okate naku telisi move aindi and last lo desi consulting companies nakincharu danni kuda..

[phatposts]

mana batukulu phase out avtayemo kaani ee gola maatram avvadu

[TacoTuesday]

Govt Shutdown in progress...they will introduce these kind of bills for some comedy relief for congress uncles and aunts

[8pm]

4 hours ago, CricPokChic said:

This bill is at the first step at the very top of the graphic and has a long way to go

Anthe na

[Tellugodu]

4 hours ago, CricPokChic said:

Senator Cramer Leads Legislation Prioritizing Merit-Based Immigration, Address Shortage of Doctors and Nurses

NOVEMBER 02, 2023

Sen. Cramer Leads Legislation Prioritizing Merit-Based Immigration, Address Shortage of Doctors and Nurses

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) will lead his colleagues in reintroducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation to address critical healthcare workforce shortages and eliminate arbitrary, ineffective per-country visa caps. Both bills establish merit-based immigration policies.

“In rural states like North Dakota, highly skilled immigrant doctors and nurses play a critical role in our healthcare workforce, sometimes providing the only specialty care available in the area,” said Senator Cramer. “Our open borders and per-country caps are nonsensical and chaotic. It’s long-past time our immigration policies reflected a skills-based approach, welcoming hard-working immigrants who help fill the labor and service gaps in the U.S.”

The EAGLE Act

The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, which will be reintroduced by Senator Cramer and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), allows American employers to focus on hiring immigrants based on their merit, not their birthplace. This legislation would phase out the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas and raises the 7% per-country limit on family-sponsored visas to 15%.

Most prospective employment-based immigrants currently live and work in the U.S. on temporary visas while waiting for a visa to become available. Some of these individuals remain in temporary status for many years, if not decades, because of the caps applied to their country of nationality. The EAGLE Act would ease the backlog for those who wait the longest.

“The EAGLE Act is a win-win for America and Americans. Similar common-sense provisions passed both bodies of Congress with broad bipartisan support in 116th Congress. This bill makes the system more merit based. The bill transitions the allocation of employment based green cards to a first-come, first served application while not unduly burdening foreign nationals from countries that were accustomed to special treatment and having no wait time at all to receive green cards due to discriminatory per country limits. The bill ensures that American workers are made the top-priority for hiring by all U.S. companies such that no foreign worker can undercut an American worker for a U.S. job. We are incredibly grateful to Senator Cramer and Senator Hickenlooper for leading the bill and urge it’s swift passage in Congress,” said Aman Kapoor, Immigration Voice.

@Sucker @csrcsr randi ra  mana ki weekend disco ki stuff dorikindi. @csrcsr ee sarana pass aythadantava ani @BacklogBadham asking.

[akkum_bakkum]

5 minutes ago, Tellugodu said:

@Sucker @csrcsr randi ra  mana ki weekend disco ki stuff dorikindi. @csrcsr ee sarana pass aythadantava ani @BacklogBadham asking.

The day when one party gets 60 senators is when we see some thing happen reg immigration. Last time they were 60 was in 2010. Gobbamma used it for ACA and stimulus. nothing on immigration. Senate majority plus house dobbaka comprehensive immigration reform bill pettadu...wats the use, Reps rodded.

[VictoryTDP]

[Sucker]

It will go through in senate UC lo anipisthundhi. Then we do sambaraalu and IV will come up with donations plan house la pressure kosam ani. Reps in house left leg tho thantahru as it is ga. IV operation success patient dead la donations vasthayi thanksgiving and Christmas ki. IV Gallu new bakaras ni ready chestharu ee lopu. country cap vunte ne ROW kuda in backlog aina IT shortage ani yevadanna cheppada meeku. You don't need to give them GC,  h1 lo tax kadthunte. It's not necessary. Konchem harsh vubtadhi naa tone but reality.

Nurse shortage is real scenario may be that will go though but adhi kuda podhu. 

Nee yenkanmma @Tellugodunannu tag cheyyaku malli busy with diwakarams. 

[Sreeven]

2 hours ago, TacoTuesday said:

Govt Shutdown in progress...they will introduce these kind of bills for some comedy relief for congress uncles and aunts

Not shutting down

[Aquawomen]

2010 nundi chustaunna waste