Sir Scapula

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

Sad @TVietor08 @PodSaveAmerica reduced those stuck in #GreencardBacklog as “stupid rich tech guys”. We are law abiding immigrants in variety of professions trying to make lives in the US while separated from families, with kids aging out having to self deport etc…

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@PramilaJayapal @JoeBiden Shame! Those legally here as high skilled immigrants are stuck in #GreencardBacklog while you take no decisive action on them.

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@JoyceWhiteVance Joyce, what about the thousands of highly skilled legal immigrants from India stuck in the #greencardbacklog? They’ve come here legally, earned advanced degrees, and are still waiting in limbo. @PreetBharara, & you can help highlight their struggle this critical issue.

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@ShriThanedar You promised relief for those stuck in the #GreencardBacklog . Whatever happened to that?

[Rahul Menon @TheRahulMenon]

Irrespective of your educational background or skillset, you are entered into a lottery and randomly selected (Think Powerball lottery but with immigrant faces instead of numbers). And the end result is that every year in April, thousands of immigrant dreams are shattered.

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@ShriThanedar Did you deliver in the #greencardbacklog elimination ?

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@ShriThanedar Did you fulfill your previous election promise of eliminating the #GreencardBacklog ?

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@ShriThanedar Still waiting on progress on your proposed legislation to help out those stuck in the #greencardbacklog ! What are you doing about that?

[Karthik Anant @karthikanant]

He followed the process of immigrating here legally. The keyword here is "legally". You very well know that less than 3% of asylum claims are approved. So what does that say about the asylum process? About how much it is exploited?

As a lawmaker isn't your first priority ensuring that laws are not misused?

The amount of resources poured at the southern border can be spent on citizens, green card holders and legal immigrants.

Undocumented immigrants literally make American citizens break the law in turn by paying them under the table and violating e-verify laws.

Undocumented immigrants are exploited by attorneys and they get cheated.

Cartels and coyotes make money out of these vulnerable people in turn causing more chaos in their countries.

You see it? It's an endless cycle of laws being broken.

If you don't believe that laws should not apply to people claiming asylum falsely, you should reconsider being a lawmaker. Every one of the democrats supporting this should reconsider as well.

#MakeLegalImmigrationGrratAgajn

[GreenLantern @IGCBacklog]

@SenAlexPadilla @SenatorDurbin @POTUS And What about Legal Documented #Immigrants in #greencardbacklog ? 1.84 Million of LEGAL Tax Paying HighSkilled immigrants. @RepEscobar @RepDeborahRoss @ajainb @RepShriThanedar @CongressmanRaja @RepJayapal @WHIAANHPI @RoKhanna @RepMariaSalazar

[Ameriki Singh 🈳 @AKAMI0007]

@SenAlexPadilla @SenatorDurbin @POTUS Let’s decide all legal immigrants ! Let’s move to to Mexico and come from southern border..easy way to get Greencard…that’s the message Alex is giving here! Ishara samjho kuch

[Suren @TheSurenk]

8 U.S. Code § 1152 - Numerical limitations on individual foreign states

Title 8—Aliens And Nationality >
CHAPTER 12—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY >
SUBCHAPTER II—IMMIGRATION >
Part I—Selection System >
Sec. 1152. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states
(2) Per country levels for family-sponsored and employment-based immigrants
Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the total number of immigrant visas made available to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1153 of this title in any fiscal year may not exceed 7 percent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent (in the case of a dependent area) of the total number of such visas made available under such subsections in that fiscal year.
https://t.co/6wRo2Wr7C1

(I'm not a historian, if any dates are incorrect, let me know i can update)

[Suren @TheSurenk]

Dear @TheDemocrats @GOP,
We are Legal Immigrants and are law abiding residents (unfortunately Administration officially calls us Aliens). The per-country limit laws need to change - these are hurting a lot of Legal Immigrants and pushing into #Greencardbacklog (that goes into waiting for decades).

It has been 58 years / 21,361 days since these Laws are changed.

1. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) was enacted in 1952 https://t.co/AeoAZcXsI5
2. The "8 U.S. Code § 1152 - Numerical limitations on individual foreign states" came into law as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which was signed into law on October 3, 1965.

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[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Only 14% of US residents are immigrants.

But immigrants are responsible for 36% of aggregate innovation.

Two-thirds of this contribution is due to their innovation externalities on their native-born collaborators.

Immigration is America’s superpower.

[Anuj @anujchristian]

Despite they are the ones facing sole burden of discriminatory country caps only when it comes to applying adjustment of status.

Right now there isn't a country cap when it comes to student and work visas. The United States doesn't mind getting all the students and workers they need regardless of their origin but once they are here, their growth depends on where they are born. This policy disproportionately hurts Indians as there is a great demand in the United States for Indian students and workers in the STEM field. But once they are here, their growth is restricted based on where they are born because of the country cap only when applying for permanent residency . They don't qualify for most of the jobs, they are always tied to their employer, they can't travel in and out of the country easily and if they lose a job and can't find the next one in 60 days, they need to leave the country regardless of how long they have been here. Meanwhile, someone with less education, qualification, experience, someone who has never been to the United States gets priority for permanent residency in the same category just based on country of birth.

This policy is not only unfair but also detrimental to the state and the nation as it restricts employers from hiring based on merit. This can potentially compromise safety and national security, given the critical nature of many jobs held by skilled professionals facing these limitations.

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

How cool!

[Jay @Jay94143994]

Can we get similar posts in New York Times and other big news papers? @SIIA_US @legalHSKpanda @FrescoLeon @David_J_Bier

[Sir Scapula @SirScapula]

@atalovesyou Why not contact all the Indian associations and folks like @SuhagAShukla who could help connect with other Indian community in the US stuck in the #GreenCardBacklog ?

[Anuj @anujchristian]

If you have bandwidth to promote this March to any individuals or groups, please do so. Great if they actually join the march but even if they don't, it would help spread much needed awareness on the issue.

#RemoveCountryCap #SaveAmerica #MarchforFairness