Sagar Sumant

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[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

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[Immigration Voice @immivoice]

We commend President Trump for addressing the abuse of the H-1B system, where Indian immigrant workers are too often exploited for cheap labor by unscrupulous employers. Our concern, however, is for those who are already here, individuals who have built lives in the United States, purchased homes, paid taxes, and are raising children, many of whom are U.S. citizens. It is vital that this proclamation not be applied in a way that forces law-abiding, skilled immigrants and their families into deportation. We will continue working with the administration to ensure a path to permanent residence for these individuals, while also supporting reforms to prevent future abuses of the H-1B program.

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@immivoice I just want to mention that don't think getting into reconciliation bill is not a done deal, but need effort on all people side. So people need to speak to their members of congress.

[Kia @ Back of the 🚍 @kiabms5]

Everything that is happening here on X related to high skilled immigration is mostly noise. Join @immivoice discord and most importantly contribute a recurring donation! I have set up a $100 monthly recurring contribution to help me and my family. The time to contribute monetarily is now! The time to contribute advocacy wise will come soon.
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[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

You only remember your heritage now,but last year, when 58 congress rep wrote to the current administration asking them to make employment visa bulletin current for the entire world, you ignored that and gave lame excuses. Stop shading crocodile tears now.
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[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

I am an Indian American who was born here and it's crystal clear that the Democratic Party sees me as American and a large part of the base of the Republican Party does not. I hope Indian Americans remember this moment at the next election. They don't see you as one of them. And never will.

You thought they just hated other immigrants. But it turns out there's no exception for you. As many of us have been telling you.

[The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole]

The country caps (not total cap) are effectively DEI style quotas for immigration.

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@neeratanden This is the thing I am referring to.
https://t.co/xjm8vTuzpp

Suddenly, now you remember the Indian community to which you simply ignored it for the last 4 years. This is some next level of hypocrisy.

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@neeratanden You only remember your heritage now,but back last year, when 58 congress rep wrote to the current administration asking them to make employment visa bulletin current for the entire world, you conveniently ignored that and gave lame excuses. So stop shading crocodile tears now.

[Kia @ Back of the 🚍 @kiabms5]

@RichardHanania USTW is never about tech workers. It's about John Tanton eugenics.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Imagine sucking so much at your job that you think the best use of your time is to limit people’s options so they are forced to hire you.

Genuinely don’t know how these people live with themselves.

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Point of clarification: Sriram didn’t say he wants to remove all caps on green cards. He said he wants to remove *country* caps on green cards. Right now, every country in the world gets allocated the same number of green cards, no matter how many qualified applicants it has. So applicants from India have an 11 year wait whereas applicants from many other countries have no wait at all. Sriram still supports skills-based criteria for receiving a green card, not making the program unlimited. In fact, he wants to make the program entirely merit-based. Supporting a limited number of highly skilled immigrants is still a prevalent view on the right. Sriram is definitely not a “career leftist”!

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

Let's make the employment based green card system fair ,equal, and based on merit by removing the per country cap from the system. #RemovePerCountryCap #HR6542

[Immigration Voice @immivoice]

💯 Country caps in the skilled green card category are unfair and distort the labor market, harming both American workers and immigrant workers. It would create a much better system for innovation and competitiveness if we:

1) Remove country caps on Employment-Based green cards to reduce the wrong incentives for hiring from backlogged nations

2) Reform the system to prioritize American workers

@RepMcCormick + @CongressmanRaja + @RepJayapal in the House, and in the Senate, @SenatorHick + @SenKevinCramer’s bipartisan bill does just that:
https://t.co/gKOjxAhTPo

A similar bill passed the Senate unanimously with ALL 100 Senators agreeing to its passage in a bipartisan way.

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@immivoice We want merit in employment based green cards, and this bill just does that and makes the system fair and equal. Let's try to pass this bill in the new congress. #HR6542 #RemovePerCountryCaps

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

Can wait to do more on employment based green card backlog advocacy to make our voices heard and change the law to treat people equally under the law. #RemovePerCountryCap

[Immigration Voice @immivoice]

As we welcome a new year - and with it, a new White House Administration and a newly seated Congress - we face new challenges and fresh opportunities in our collective effort to address the green card backlogs. Progress never happens on its own; it depends on our community coming together, amplifying our voices, and setting a clear path for positive change.

To align our efforts and plan for the work ahead, please join us & @FrescoLeon for a public conference call. Your participation is crucial in making 2025 a year of meaningful progress.

Time: 06:30 PM EST (03:30 PM PST)
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Dial-in: [phone]
Access: 250171#

Online: https://t.co/c29VK8FRyv

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@immivoice I am really excited and hopeful with new year, new administration and new congress we can supercharge our advocacy and march towards passing the bill to remove per country cap in Employment based green card. #EqualTreatmentUnderTheLaw

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@immivoice Thank you @immivoice for leading the effort on fixing the root cause of employment based green card backlog. With new congress and new administration excited to do more advocacy with congressional offices to make sure our voices are heard and we pass the bill. 😀

[Immigration Voice @immivoice]

As we welcome a new year - and with it, a new White House Administration and a newly seated Congress - we face new challenges and fresh opportunities in our collective effort to address the green card backlogs. Progress never happens on its own; it depends on our community coming together, amplifying our voices, and setting a clear path for positive change.

To align our efforts and plan for the work ahead, please join us & @FrescoLeon for a public conference call. Your participation is crucial in making 2025 a year of meaningful progress.

Time: 06:30 PM EST (03:30 PM PST)
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Dial-in: [phone]
Access: 250171#

Online: https://t.co/c29VK8FRyv

[Sagar Sumant @sagarsumant]

@FrescoLeon I have first hand experience, my cousins and friends from India who are now US citizens did say that they feel left out by current administration, not doing anything for people in employment based green card backlog and hence they voted for Trump!!

[Leon Fresco @FrescoLeon]

It would have helped, if she had actually lifted a finger to help during the entire year that the per country bill was being blocked.

[Immigration Voice @immivoice]

When no one else would lift a finger to help backlogged immigrants maintain their H4-EAD, Immigration Voice acted to fight the good fight. Today, the D.C. Circuit said we were right to do so and affirmed the legality of the #H4EAD program. Thank you - Sudarshana Sengupta and Anuj Dhamija for leading this effort to help an estimated half a million families stuck in the backlog. We are deeply grateful to our attorney Carl Goldfarb and the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP for helping immigrant families to work and support their families while waiting for over 170 years of employment-based green card backlog. https://t.co/KB7W5y7RMr