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Russell Harrison
IEEE-USA
EB Visa Second most common way to become an American 140,000 available each year
Effectively 60,000 to 65,000 per year
Must have a job offer 2 to 10 year wait
Dependents
Country Caps
H-1B 6 years Easy to get 85,000 cap, plus exceptions
Total = 120,000 to 140,000 per year Cannot apply for citizenship, but may apply
for EB visa
F Student VisaUnlimited
H-1B Visa EB Visa
Less than 1 Year with OPT
2 to 10 years with H-1B
H-1B visas Owned by company Hard to switch jobs Required for residency Don’t lead to citizenship
EB visas Program is too small Program has too many restrictions Results in long delays
1. Expand the EB program End country quotas Exempt dependents Exempt graduate students
2. Remove H-1B from the process Student visa to EB visa Make H-1B visas temporary and unusual
3. Streamline student visa process
Yes! President & Republicans
support, at least in principle Broad coalition of interests
built around the issue Strong policy and political logic
But….. Politics of immigration is very
bad Details are tricky Key legislative speed bumps
Different perspectives, ideas and experiences lead to more innovation
America needs all the talent we can get The more smart people America has working in
our country, the better off our country will be
Assumes talent is distributed randomly across the nation and globe
Don’t train the competition