US Immigration Law doesn’t need to be re-written, it just needs to be Restored. We have a workable system with several categories of legal immigrants. The H1b visas available to allow companies to sponsor foreign-born Engineers and H2b visas for skilled Technicians.
I used the H1b visa to hire Engineers in 1967 and later as a Consultant from 1993 to 2017. I used the H2b visa to hire Technicians in 1978.
These foreign-born employees were “roll-models” for US-born Engineers. Their work ethic and skills are needed in the US. It will take years to reform our education systems. I support Musk’s request to increase the number of H1b visas for Engineers to fill the gap.
We have temporary H2a visas for seasonal agricultural workers. These workers are from Mexico and are usually referred by current foreign-born workers. The numbers of H2a visas may need to be increased.
F-1 Student visas may need to be reduced except for very high potential students. M-1 Student Visas should be eliminated. J-1 Visitor Visas should be considered for elimination.
F-1 Student Visa: For full-time study at an accredited college, university, or other academic institution, or to study English at an English language institute
M-1 Student Visa: For full-time study at a vocational or other non-academic institution.
J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa: For participation in an exchange program, such as a work-and-study program, visiting scholar, camp counselor, au pair, or research assistant.
Visas should not be issued for foreign nationals who are sponsored by Temp Services. All Work Visas should be company-sponsored.
There are many types of immigrant visas for the United States, including family-based visas, employment-based visas, and other visas:
Family-based visas: These visas are for immediate relatives
and family members of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents:
IR-1: For spouses of U.S. citizens
IR-2: For unmarried children under 21 years of age of a U.S.
citizen
IR-3: For orphans adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen
IR-4: For orphans to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. citizen
IR-5: For parents of a U.S. citizen who is at least 21 years
old
F1: For unmarried children who are 21 years of age or
older
F3: For married children
F4: For siblings
F2A: For spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 of
legal permanent residents
F2B: For unmarried children who are 21 years of age or older
of legal permanent residents
Employment-based visas: These visas are for foreign investors
and workers:
E5: For immigrant investors who create jobs in new commercial
enterprises
M-1: For foreign vocational students
O-1, O-2: For temporary workers in the sciences
P-1, P-2, P-3: For temporary workers in the arts,
athletics, or cultural programs
Other visas: These include visas for K-1 fiancés and K-3 spouses of U.S. citizens.
United States immigration law is based on the following principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, humanitarian protections, and promoting diversity. This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed and functions.
The law governing U.S. immigration policy is called the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA allows the United States to grant up to 675,000 permanent immigrant visas each year across various visa categories. On top of those 675,000 visas, the INA sets no limit on the annual admission of U.S. citizens’ spouses, parents, and children under the age of 21.
In addition, each year the president is required to consult with Congress and set an annual number of refugees to be admitted to the United States through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.2 Finally, humanitarian protections such as asylum, Temporary Protected Status, and other programs which may permit someone to reside in the United States legally do not have numerical caps, but do have other restrictions.
Once a person is granted an immigrant visa or receives certain other eligible protections, such as asylum or refugee status, they can apply to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR). Individuals arriving on immigrant visas become LPRs when they arrive in the United States.
After residing in the United States for five years (or three years in some circumstances), LPRs are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship. There is no requirement that an LPR apply for citizenship. LPRs are eligible to apply for nearly all jobs (i.e., jobs not legitimately restricted to U.S. citizens) and are permitted to remain in the country permanently, while still remaining subject to immigration laws.
Each year the United States also admits a variety of noncitizens on a temporary basis. Such “non-immigrant” visas are granted to everyone from tourists to foreign students to temporary workers permitted to remain in the country for varying lengths of time. While certain employment-based non-immigrant visas are subject to annual caps, other non-immigrant visas (including tourist and student visas) have no numerical limits
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The US Immigration System needs to be reviewed to determine whether or not the Visa Type should be removed. Visas with the most “overstays” should be reduced or eliminated. Lottery and Chain Migration Visas should be eliminated.
Asylum and Refugee Laws should be limited to apply to those who live on the American Continent to include Canada and all South American Countries. Asylum and Refugee Status should be limited to those who apply through the US Consulate in their countries.
US Schools should be given incentives to produce more Engineers and be based on their IQ scores.
Student Loans should be limited to “occupational degrees”.
H1b Visa employees are given 3 years to apply for US citizenship. If approved they will receive a Green Card with a 5 year limit. If they are approved to become citizens, they will be sworn-in as US Citizens.
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Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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