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American immigration reform emphasis towards high technology
USINFO | 2013-12-03 14:29
American immigration reform emphasis towards high technology professional talents. The American immigration reform, will implement the immigration system that a major turning point: from past family as the core, to based on the skills of integral system. Professional immigration proportion will increase, family immigration, brothers and sisters immigration will eventually be cancelled.
Visa issued by the United States each year, 75% is family immigration visa, will gradually turn to the next 10 years, the proportion of the employment visa to 50%, reducing family immigration proportion to nearly 50%. Professional immigration will use the system factor, including level of education, employment, life in the United States, such as time, this is a good news for Chinese students and high-tech talent, they are expected to quickly get a green card.
The current family immigration visa categories include: spouse, parents, minor children, unmarried adult children, brothers and sisters, the first three belong to the relatives, the latter two belong to the distant relative, the distant immigrant visa scheduling has been very long, according to the new proposal, the future will be cancelled brothers and sisters family immigration, unmarried adult children if more than 31 years old, also can't immigration.
Hong Kong enjoys the American green card lottery, also known as the "large and diverse" visa ('m enter), in the future will also be cancelled.
Immigrant groups from the perspective of family reunion, opposed to immigration cancel brothers and sisters. Immigrant groups disagree include: gay people cannot apply for a green card for a spouse, "registered temporary migrants" time is too long, and forcing employers to verify the employee identity.
Under the proposal, employers will gradually carry out identity verification system within five years, the law will be forced to employers in hiring new employees, through the electronic archives have verify applicant without legal status.
American immigration reform plan, really changed too much, maybe some people do not really see, the immigrant focus shifts, primarily to the high technology professional talents.
Visa issued by the United States each year, 75% is family immigration visa, will gradually turn to the next 10 years, the proportion of the employment visa to 50%, reducing family immigration proportion to nearly 50%. Professional immigration will use the system factor, including level of education, employment, life in the United States, such as time, this is a good news for Chinese students and high-tech talent, they are expected to quickly get a green card.
The current family immigration visa categories include: spouse, parents, minor children, unmarried adult children, brothers and sisters, the first three belong to the relatives, the latter two belong to the distant relative, the distant immigrant visa scheduling has been very long, according to the new proposal, the future will be cancelled brothers and sisters family immigration, unmarried adult children if more than 31 years old, also can't immigration.
Hong Kong enjoys the American green card lottery, also known as the "large and diverse" visa ('m enter), in the future will also be cancelled.
Immigrant groups from the perspective of family reunion, opposed to immigration cancel brothers and sisters. Immigrant groups disagree include: gay people cannot apply for a green card for a spouse, "registered temporary migrants" time is too long, and forcing employers to verify the employee identity.
Under the proposal, employers will gradually carry out identity verification system within five years, the law will be forced to employers in hiring new employees, through the electronic archives have verify applicant without legal status.
American immigration reform plan, really changed too much, maybe some people do not really see, the immigrant focus shifts, primarily to the high technology professional talents.
