FromTheLandofGandhi

A humble request, moral obligation & story of naïve dreams waiting for freedom I On Amazon Prime I Part #WeAreDreamersToo | #BeTheChange | #FlushTheBacklog

[FromTheLandofGandhi @FTLOGFILM]

From The Land of Gandhi film is now streaming on Amazon, available on Prime.
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& Keep reaching out to community & lawmakers with this unseen side of immigration impacting the Indian community & the American economy!

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

Thank you, Congressman Rich McCormick, for appreciating the valuable contributions of the Indian community. US is the only country that discriminates skilled immigrants by birth country. It's time for Congress to reform the #immigration system. #GCBacklog
https://t.co/86WzA4w2hu

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

"After we give them a PhD or a degree in Engineering, we throw them out of the country. How DUMB is that!" #Immigration #GCBacklog

[Anil Gupta @anil_am22]

How are people in the #GCbacklog managing their mental health?

Please write your own experience.

I am collecting the ways Indians/Chinese are keeping mental harmony while going through the USA Employment GC process which discriminates on birth country.

[Neha Mahajan @nehamaha]

Was LIVE a little while ago on the @NewDay with @brikeilarcnn
I'm glad for this opportunity to show the world the problem with immigration system in the US with those on #h1b stuck in Green Card backlog and now stuck in India!
Holler if you tuned in
#cnn #briannakeilar #india

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

Support for #HR1044 & #S386 has been unprecedented with now more than 30 organizations signing the letter requesting passage of this bill! It will be a shame if congress loses this opportunity in spite of such a huge bipartisan support! @RepZoeLofgren @SenRickScott @SenMikeLee

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

SIIA and 20 other organizations have reached out to all 535 Congress offices requesting them to act upon ending country of birth discrimination. If you know an org who will support, please reach out with a copy of this letter & request to sign. Let's get it done! #HR1044 #S386

[Greg Siskind @gsiskind]

Happy that S. 386 has finally passed in the Senate and we're a step closer to ending nationality discrimination in the visa allocation system. 1

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way!

#S386 finally passes the senate!!

Congratulations everyone! We did it!!!

[Anirban Das @anirb_das]

If you have yet to see it, "From the Land of Gandhi" @FTLOGFILM is now available on Amazon Prime. It was great to join @PrakashWadhwa on his "Be The Change" campaign. @SIIA_US is proud to be a part of it.

More info: https://t.co/9K0UIwscAR

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[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

How the US treats skilled H-1B workers: 1) cannot apply for permanent status on their own; 2) cannot be unemployed for more than 60 days ever; 3) children lose status at age 21; 4) spouse/children mostly can't work; 5) can only work for H-1B employers; 6) long waits for Indians

[FromTheLandofGandhi @FTLOGFILM]

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the legend Lucky Ali🎂

Thanks @luckyali for giving us ‘Ghar Ab Yahin Hai’, the immigrant song in your soulful voice, depicts emotions & journey of an immigrant wherever he lives🌏

#GharAbYahinHai #HomeIsHere

▶️ https://t.co/1gjArtfDoM

[Brent Renison @BrentRenison]

As a business immigration lawyer in practice for 23 years now I can attest my clients have been more job creators than job takers. Immigrants make our country strong, not the reverse.

[Seema Mody @seemacnbc]

1.2M people waiting for an employment green card, per @axios

[Andrew Moriarty 🗽 @a_moriarty]

*NEW* from @fwdus High-Skilled Immigration - 5 Things to Know

Highly skilled immigrants create jobs and raise wages for U.S. workers, but the system is outdated, and reforms are needed to protect America's competitive advantage.

Read more: https://t.co/PZGXvo3pYk

[Uttara Varma @UttaraVarmaTOI]

Temporary workers in other countries have hard lives. Their rights are often neglected

Lakshmi worked from a hospital bed to give his kid a fighting chance to stay in the US.

https://t.co/MGelmOeted via @timesofindia

#H1B #h1bvisa #USA #TamilNadu #Hyderabad #India #indian

[Anirban Das @anirb_das]

Sep 2020 VB published:

EB1I: 1 Mar 18 (3 weeks)
EB2I: 8 July 09 (0 days)
EB3I: 1 Oct 09 (0 days)

With that, FY 2020 comes to a close. No movement in EB2I & EB3I means DOS has enough inventory for this FY including SO. All eyes now on FY 2021.

https://t.co/bJpHGlnUCJ

[Greg Siskind @gsiskind]

BREAKING - Govt will now allow H-1Bs stuck abroad due to the visa bans to get visas if they are returning to jobs they have held in the US before departing.

[Russell Contreras @RussContreras]

Kamala Harris’ parents, Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris, immigrants from India and Jamaica

[Anirban Das @anirb_das]

Another day, another EO on H-1B. The big one is of course DOL and USCIS asked to look at all H-1B applications to make sure American workers are protected.

https://t.co/oDNWiHiM6H

[World Education Services @WorldEdServices]

Q4: According to @NAFSA, international students contributed an estimated USD$41 billion to the national economy in 2019. If they choose to go elsewhere, what is the potential financial impact nationally, locally, and for institutions? #IntlEdNow