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  • GUEST WORKERS
Winning Issue » GUEST WORKERS


Many employers claim there is a shortage of high-skilled workers in our country and view guest workers as one solution to their problem. Under guest worker programs, people of foreign origin are temporarily invited into our country to work. Many employers say our policies should encourage the legal flow of high and low-skilled workers to keep our country competitive. U.S. immigration law provides aliens with a variety of ways to get a green card and become lawful permanent residents through employment in the U.S. These employment-based (EB)



Options


  • I oppose reforming current guest worker policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).
  • I support clearing backlogs for skilled workers from large countries, allowing them to come to the United States to work and obtain permanent residence, along with their spouses and children by:

    1.) Eliminating the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas, and to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7% to 15%.

    2.) Establishing transition rules for employment-based visas from 2020-2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


Winning Option
  • I support clearing backlogs for skilled workers from large countries, allowing them to come to the United States to work and obtain permanent residence, along with their spouses and children by:

    1.) Eliminating the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas, and to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrant visas from 7% to 15%.

    2.) Establishing transition rules for employment-based visas from 2020-2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Candidates

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider reintroducing H.R.1044 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019.

If elected as a trustee, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to work and advocate for migrant workers who enter the U.S. on temporary visas through the guestworker program.

About: The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has drawn membership from diverse immigrant communities, and actively builds alliances with social and economic justice partners around the country. As part of a global movement for social and economic justice, NNIRR is committed to human rights as essential to securing healthy, safe and peaceful lives for all.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
April 19, 2021
Trustee Election - Closing Date
April 26, 2021