Reply from Senator Markey

收到了senator关于S386的回复，和大家分享一下：

Thank you for contacting me about the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (S.386). I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.

The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas and increase the per-country cap for family-based immigrant visas.

This bill seeks to address the backlog that applicants from high-demand countries face in their efforts to obtain a green card.

I believe our immigration system is broken and needs to be reformed. Please know I am committed to immigration reforms that protect against the exploitation of foreign workers, wage stagnation, and the displacement of qualified American workers. The immigration system needs to work for all Americans. We need meaningful reforms to mitigate fraud and abuse in our immigration system. We also need to address the green card backlog and provide an accessible pathway to citizenship for immigrants and their families who have been contributing to our country, and who, for decades have been our friends, coworkers, and neighbors.

The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which I am not a member. I will continue to monitor the progress of this bill, and I will keep your thoughts in mind should it come for consideration before the full Senate.

Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. To sign up for my newsletter, visit http://www.markey.senate.gov/newsletter. You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

说实话，看了隔壁的排期分析，以及关于h1b的amendment, 我觉得带上H1B abusers 的 s386可能是个不错的选择。没看过原文，但是说h1b extension期间需要每一年renew，按照现在的要求，很多contractor的h1b会在extension期间刷掉，变相缩短了队伍。对非abuser来说更加公平。当然我对h1b的abuser的定义是同一个公司给一个人申请多份h1b，在类似ICC/CCC工作。不好意思，不喜勿喷。毕竟大家都是屁股决定脑袋。

yikehongxin 发表于 2019-8-8 05:22
说实话，看了隔壁的排期分析，以及关于h1b的amendment, 我觉得带上H1B abusers 的 s386可能是个不错的选择 ...

确实, 要是真不修订AC21这样的话那abusers的路就给堵上了, 不过我很怀疑这样的可能性, 毕竟一是USCIS的工作量瞬间增加了至少3倍, 原来3年一续, 现在一年一续, 现在H1B的审批速度已经挺慢的了, 怕不是等一年的申请下来都要开始申请第二年的了. 二是要是abusers们知道了还不一定游说给S386搞什么幺蛾子, 再加个什么既往不咎条款, 那这个就等于没用.

昨天收到了一样的回复，也没有看出他到底是什么立场

借宝地贴一下Senator Dianne Feinstein的回复：

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act” (S. 386).  I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.

As you may know, the Immigration and Nationality Act (Public Law 89-36) mandates that the number of employment-based and family-sponsored visas made available to individuals of a particular country cannot exceed seven percent of the total number of visas made available per year.  I understand you oppose the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019,” which was introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on February 7, 2019.  This legislation would eliminate the per-country percentage cap for employment-based visas and increase the per-country percentage cap for family-sponsored immigrant visas to 15 percent.  S. 386 is currently awaiting consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

As Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees our nation’s immigration laws, I appreciate hearing your views on this important issue.  I will be sure to keep your opposition to S. 386 in mind should this or similar legislation come before me for a vote.