Can you imagine waiting until 2020 for a job promotion if you were qualified today? Unfortunately, this is what is happening to highly educated professionals in organizations across the United States due to our arcane immigration laws. Scientists, engineers and other professionals born in India and sponsored for an employment-based (EB) green card today will likely not receive it until today’s kindergarteners are graduating from college. It is in our nation’s interest to retain all the talent currently working for U.S. employers. However, this simple goal has become a challenge because outdated visa quotas hold talented professionals in limbo for decades. Increasingly this talent is returning home or to countries with more welcoming immigration policies.

 

Read ACIP's "Solutions for Immigration" Series paper on "The Need for Employment-based Green Card Reform" here.