Dear Friend,
THIS IS A VERY URGENT AND TIME SENSITIVE ACTION ITEM.
PLEASE MAKE CALLS TO SENATE OFFICES RIGHT NOW TO REGISTER OPPOSITION TO HATCH H-1B AMENDMENT #646 TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION.
Senator Hatch (UT) has introduced an amendment #646 to the Budget resolution. This Hatch amendment will: - increases in the annual H-1B cap
- and give exemptions for advanced degree holders from the H-1B cap
Although Senator Hatch's Immigration Innovation bill (also called I - S Q U A R E D act) had fixes for eliminating per-country limits. Immigration Innovation bill also adequately increased green cards and had many other good fixes to overhaul the system. Here is a thread for summary of Immigration Innovation bill. But it seems some companies don't like employees getting green cards. So this Hatch amendment #646 has stripped almost all the green card fixes from Immigration Innovation bill and retained the H-1B increase to unlimited number by exempting all advanced degree holders from the H-1B cap. In the past, the idea was to exempt all advanced degree holders from green card count. But companies have twisted that idea to now push for exempting all advanced degree holders from the H-1B cap. According to our calculations, this hatch amendment #646 will increase the current 1 million green card backlogs in in 10 years to 10 million people waiting in the green card backlog. And because the per-country limits will not be removed, most people in the current backlog will continue to wait for decades, rather rest of your life.
Hatch amendment #646 does propose recapture of unused visas. But the recaptured visas will be subject to 7% per-country limits and it will have keep 98% of everyone from backlogged countries in the decades long green card backlogs.
We strenuously oppose any amendment to increase H-1B visas without adequate green card fixes. That is why we ask you to call every Senate office to say the tell them that you OPPOSE Hatch amendment #646 to Budget Resolution bill. This is a message you can relay:
"Hi, I am ________ and I am calling from ___________(state name) and I am a member of Immigration Voice. I would like to speak with Immigration Legislative Assistance to the Senator."
If the person at the reception asks the reason for the call, then say:
"I OPPOSE Hatch amendment #646 to Budget Resolution bill and I would like to know Senator's position on this amendment."
When transferred to the Immigration Legislative Assistance (or their voice mail), tell them that:
"Hi, My name is ________ and I am calling from ___________ and. I am member of Immigration Voice. I am calling to register my opposition to Hatch H-1B amendment #646 to Budget Resolution bill . What is the position of your boss on Hatch's H-1B amendment #646 to the Budget Resolution bill? This amendment will increase H-1Bs to unlimited number. I am/was on H-1B visa and even I oppose increasing H-1B in the manner Hatch amendment is increasing. H-1B visa do not create jobs. Green cards create jobs. I want to start a company but I cannot do that without a green card. If Congress wants to create more jobs, then please pass bill to increase green cards and eliminate per country limits on Employment Based Green cards. Hatch H-1B amendment will increase green card backlog and exploitation of immigrants, which leads to discrimination against Americans in the job market. This is H-1B amendment wrong at so many levels. Please tell the Senator to oppose Hatch H-1B Amendment because it WILL FOR SURE hurt Americans and will create an environment of exploitation of more H-1B workers who have to wait in backlogs for decades. I will encourage you to please consider supporting removing per country limits on EB system and increasing green cards" I am counting on Senator to oppose any attempt to not throw U.S. workers and immigrants workers under the bus. Please tell the Senator to OPPOSE Hatch's H-1B amendment #646 to the Budget Resolution bill. Thank you for speaking with me."
Thank you, Aman Kapoor
Immigration Voice
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