Permanently relegating H-1B holders to non-immigrant status while China, Russia, and other major powers are ascendant on the world stage and hungry to be home to the innovators of the 21st century is simply nonsensical.
Under the current system, no more than seven percent of employment-based green cards are available to individuals from a single country.
In order to fully unlock the economic potential of high-skilled immigrants, a pathway to lawful permanent residence must be cleared and the system must be reformed.
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