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Suppose you could wave a magic wand and change US immigration law in any way you like. What changes would you make?




Good question. There's so much I would change. I'll give this some thought and respond later today.

Looking forward to this answer!

Many of the absurdities of the US immigration system exist for good reasons and it would be great to understand the nuances.


Thanks for offering to answer this question. Immigration law is so often an inflammatory topic, but I think your perspective as someone who has to work with the law, the US agencies that enforce it, and the people trying to navigate it could be really valuable.

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> - Country of Birth caps abolished for Green Cards. Impossible to justify this as it doesn't serve the intended purpose since AC21 was passed.

You are saying that since, for example, Indians can remain indeterminately as long as they are employed, they are de facto kind of like in a green card situation already, therefore country caps don't make sense?

That would mean then that every other country wait will go up for over a decade, with all the backlog that India has (1.2M vs 140k EB green cards per year).


It should be done in tandem with GC recapture or possibly a single one off Bill to clear backlogged applicants.



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