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Green Card Holders Banned From Buying Land? What Ohio's New Bill Means
The bills are part of a national push to curb foreign land ownership over security concerns.
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New Bill Seeks Green Card For Immigrants Living In US For Over 7 Years
A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders.
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H-1B Visa Overhaul Could Be In Jeopardy
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden.
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US Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Per-Country Cap For Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas and raises it for family-based visas, a legislation that will hugely benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals in America who have been waiting for years to get their green cards.
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Green Card Wait List For An Indian More Than 195 Years, Says US Senator
The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a legislative resolution to address this problem.
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Indian-Origin Senator Kamala Harris Promises To Lift Cap For Employment Based Green Cards In US
Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris is in favour of lifting the existing per-country caps for employment based green cards, her presidential campaign has said, asserting that 95 per cent in line for legal permanent residency are primarily from India, China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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Kamala Harris Invokes Indian Heritage In Reply To Trump Immigration Plan
Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator castigated President Donald Trump's merit-based immigration plan saying it was "short-sighted" and invoked her unique background as a Democratic candidate for the White House in 2020 -- being the daughter of an Indian immigrant.
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Proposed US Law To End Green Card Country-Cap To Benefit Indians On H-1B
Powerful lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced identical legislations, which if passed would end per-country green card limit and benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals waiting to gain permanent legal residency in the country.
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Pak-Origin Mehreen Faruqi Becomes First Female Muslim Australian Senator
Pakistani-origin Mehreen Faruqi, of the Australian Green Party, today became the first Muslim woman to occupy a seat in the country's Senate.
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Breastfeeding Australian Senator Larissa Waters In Political First
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the nation's parliament.
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Donald Trump Administration To Ration Green Cards, Cut Immigration To Half
US President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries might just be a start. Mr Trump is supporting a wide reaching bill backed by two Republican senators, which seeks to cut legal immigration by half. The bill comes days after the White House had claimed that it has no immediate plans to add new countries in the travel ban...
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Bill To Cut Legal Immigration By Half Introduced In US
In what could be perceived as a potential challenge for those aspiring to get a green card or permanent residency in the US, two top senators have proposed a legislation to cut the level of immigrants by half.
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A Senate Candidate; A Murder Plot; An Undercover Cop; A Giant Fiasco
Nineteen years ago, an aspiring politician went to prison, accused of hiring a hit man to kill her husband. Now Ruth Ann Aron Green wants a second chance.
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Long wait for a green card could be ending
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration laws on a bipartisan vote, and sent the measure to the full Senate.
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New US legislation for doubling H1B visa, make Green Card easier
A bipartisan group of top US Senators has introduced a legislation in the Senate aiming at several changes in immigration norms, including doubling of H-1B visa cap and establishing a market-based escalator.
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Green Card Holders Banned From Buying Land? What Ohio's New Bill Means
The bills are part of a national push to curb foreign land ownership over security concerns.
-
New Bill Seeks Green Card For Immigrants Living In US For Over 7 Years
A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders.
-
H-1B Visa Overhaul Could Be In Jeopardy
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden.
-
US Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Per-Country Cap For Employment-Based Immigrant Visas
The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that eliminates the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrant visas and raises it for family-based visas, a legislation that will hugely benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals in America who have been waiting for years to get their green cards.
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Green Card Wait List For An Indian More Than 195 Years, Says US Senator
The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a legislative resolution to address this problem.
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Indian-Origin Senator Kamala Harris Promises To Lift Cap For Employment Based Green Cards In US
Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris is in favour of lifting the existing per-country caps for employment based green cards, her presidential campaign has said, asserting that 95 per cent in line for legal permanent residency are primarily from India, China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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Kamala Harris Invokes Indian Heritage In Reply To Trump Immigration Plan
Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator castigated President Donald Trump's merit-based immigration plan saying it was "short-sighted" and invoked her unique background as a Democratic candidate for the White House in 2020 -- being the daughter of an Indian immigrant.
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Proposed US Law To End Green Card Country-Cap To Benefit Indians On H-1B
Powerful lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced identical legislations, which if passed would end per-country green card limit and benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals waiting to gain permanent legal residency in the country.
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Pak-Origin Mehreen Faruqi Becomes First Female Muslim Australian Senator
Pakistani-origin Mehreen Faruqi, of the Australian Green Party, today became the first Muslim woman to occupy a seat in the country's Senate.
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Breastfeeding Australian Senator Larissa Waters In Political First
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the nation's parliament.
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Donald Trump Administration To Ration Green Cards, Cut Immigration To Half
US President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries might just be a start. Mr Trump is supporting a wide reaching bill backed by two Republican senators, which seeks to cut legal immigration by half. The bill comes days after the White House had claimed that it has no immediate plans to add new countries in the travel ban...
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Bill To Cut Legal Immigration By Half Introduced In US
In what could be perceived as a potential challenge for those aspiring to get a green card or permanent residency in the US, two top senators have proposed a legislation to cut the level of immigrants by half.
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A Senate Candidate; A Murder Plot; An Undercover Cop; A Giant Fiasco
Nineteen years ago, an aspiring politician went to prison, accused of hiring a hit man to kill her husband. Now Ruth Ann Aron Green wants a second chance.
-
Long wait for a green card could be ending
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration laws on a bipartisan vote, and sent the measure to the full Senate.
-
New US legislation for doubling H1B visa, make Green Card easier
A bipartisan group of top US Senators has introduced a legislation in the Senate aiming at several changes in immigration norms, including doubling of H-1B visa cap and establishing a market-based escalator.
