Here We Go! White House Response to Controversy Raised by USCIS Cards Procurement Solicitation Notice
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Business and immigration organizations have presented the White House with a proposal that would dramatically expand the green card program for high-tech workers and the relatives of existing U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
They've suggested altering how the federal government issues green cards and specialty visas. Rather than counting each individual family member against the overall cap, the government could instead only count the head of a family — and not siblings, spouses, or children.
During a town hall with technology entrepreneurs in Los Angeles earlier this month, the president suggested such a plan might be within the realm of possibility.
“I will use all the executive authority that I legally have in order to make fixes in some of the system,” Obama said. “And that includes potentially making the H1B system that is often used by tech companies and some of the other elements of our legal immigration system more efficient, so we can encourage more folks to stay here.”
