U.S. Congress - H.R.3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
H.R.3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
All Bill Titles
- Official: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act as introduced.
- Short: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 as reported to house.
- Short: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 as passed house.
This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.
Bill's Views
- Today: 36
- Past Seven Days: 170
- All-Time: 80,770
Latest Vote
Roll call number 860 in the House
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 3012 Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
Official Summary
11/29/2011--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 18, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the pOfficial Summary
11/29/2011--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 18, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:(1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and
(2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth the following transition period for employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas:
(1) for FY2012, 15% of such visas allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2010;
(2) for FY2013, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; and
(3) for FY2014, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012. Sets forth the following per country distribution rules:
(1) for transition period visas, not more than 25% of the total number of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country; and
(2) for non-transition period visas, not more than 85% of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country. Provides that the amendments made by this Act will take place as if enacted on September 30, 2011, and shall apply beginning in FY2012.
...Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting H.R.3012
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- American Council of Engineering Companies
- Semiconductor Industry Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Microsoft
- ...and 34 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.3012
- None via MapLight at this time.
Latest Letters to Congress
-
H.R.3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
sanjeev_luthra
November 30, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of North Carolina. I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of North Carolina. I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of North Carolina. I support H.R.3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Sanjeev Luthra -
H.R.3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
dhavalsays
November 17, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of New Jersey. I strongly support H.R.3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org. This act will enable thousands of high skilled workers who are currently stuck in long H1B wait queues to get green card sooner and thus settle in this country. I know lot of such people who are not buying home and investing in this country just because of an uncertainty in their status in this co...
-
H.R.3012 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
joshofindia
November 08, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 22nd Congressional district of Texas. I support H.R.3012 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Amit Joshi
Vote on This Bill
-
Share This Bill
More Share via Email
