Hi everyone wanted to update everyone on the immigration reform being discussed in the US Congress this year. There are various versions of the proposed plan to do Comprehensive Immigration Reform. But the most promising one is the ‘Gang of 8′ plan. The gang of 8 consists of 8 senators, four from the Democratic Party and four from the Republican Party.
How will this benefit Graduate Students Coming to US?
Well there is a clause in the proposed plan, which says all graduate students in the STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) field will get a green card.
There is also plans to double the no. of H1b visa from its current 65000 limit.
Why they are dong this?
Well Obama promised Immigration reform in his first term but never delivered. Now in his second term, he won the elections by getting majority support from the Latin community. Again during the campaign he promised immigration reform. This time it’s legacy item for him. He just wants it done and put it on his resume
Will the bill pass congress?
Well the republicans who historically opposed immigration reform have woken up after the presidential election loss. They saw how the Latin community in majority voted for Obama. By passing Immigration reform they want to improve their image among Latin voters. Still there are some republicans who oppose the plan, but I think they are in the minority and the bill has good chance to pass congress and become law.
Lets hope for the best.
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