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H.R.43 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.
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- Official: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States. as introduced.
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Eliminates the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, a.k.a. the Green Card Lottery, which gives out 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. These visas would instead be given to foreign-born individuals who have obtained a graduate degree in science or engineering from a U.S. university and whose employment is sought by a U.S. employer.Official Summary
1/5/2011--Introduced.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and provide an equal number of annual immigrant visas (55,000) to certain employment-based aliens who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.Organizations Supporting H.R.43
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Organizations Opposing H.R.43
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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H.R.43 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.
ayrerperformance
May 27, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of New Jersey. I support H.R.43 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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James Ayrer -
H.R.43 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.
samlegacy
April 02, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Arkansas. I support H.R.43 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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H.R.43 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.
wlsjmb
January 08, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Oregon. I support H.R.43 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
William Slagle
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