KPBS , December 6, 2011 -

 

"Following years of gridlock on immigration reform, a bill to ease restrictions on employment-based visas sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives, only to meet a major roadblock in the Senate. 

 

"The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act would lift current limits on the number of worker visas that can be handed out to immigrants from any single country. 

 

“...'What this ultimately does is create a first-come, first-serve Green Card system,' said Rebecca Peters, director of legislative affairs at the American Council on International Personnel. The group represents U.S. employers who support immigration reform for highly-skilled workers. 

 

Peters said some foreign, high-skilled employees of U.S. companies have been waiting decades for visas. She also said the bill would help the U.S. retain more foreign-born innovators who graduate from American universities."

 

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