FWD.US STATEMENT ON NEW LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE PER-COUNTRY CAP ON EMPLOYMENT-BASED AND FAMILY-SPONSORED VISAS

WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us President Todd Schulte released the following statement today after Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) re-introduced H.R. 392, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act. The legislation would eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigration:

“We commend Congressman Jason Chaffetz for introducing a bill that would help the United States remain globally competitive by reducing decades-long wait times for skilled workers from certain countries stuck in the green card backlog. Under the current system, no more than 7 percent of employment-based green cards are conferred to highly-skilled workers from any one country. The proposed bill would make it possible for the United States to continue attracting the best and the brightest scientists, engineers, architects and researchers without discriminating against applicants because of where they were born. H.R. 392 is a sensible step toward building a targeted high-skilled immigration system that will help us win the global race for talent, create millions of American jobs and boost wages for the middle class in the 21st century economy.”