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Urging American lawmakers to pass legislation<\/strong> that closes the archaic per country quota for legal permanent residency<\/strong> in the US. A group of frontline Indian-American <\/strong>healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog<\/strong>, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card<\/strong>, is a document given to immigrants<\/strong> to the US. However, this is proof that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“India is a place that is known for a billion or more individuals yet the number of green cards it gets is the same as a country as small as Iceland. There is no cap on H-1B visas<\/strong> though and Indians make 50% of the H-1B workforce<\/strong>. This disparity between H-1B and green cards has created an inhuman backlog. Also, that is adversely affecting our professional and personal lives,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on H-1B work visas<\/strong>. Are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system. Which imposes a seven percent per country quota<\/strong> on allotment of the coveted Green Card or permanent legal residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian-US Frontline Healthcare Professionals in Green Card Backlog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the protesters said that the fairness bill removes country caps <\/strong>and allots green cards on a first come first serve basis. It passed in the House of Representatives by 365 votes<\/strong> in 2019. And its Senate equivalent S386<\/strong> passed the Senate in 2020.<\/strong> Presently the bill has returned to the House as a modified version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, they asked Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren<\/strong> to bring it to vote as a bipartisan solution to end the suffering of skilled professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Green Card backlog<\/strong> is taking a toll on the frontline health care workers and their families<\/strong>. They are living in fear and anxiety,\u201d Dr. Namita Dhiman, a child, and adolescent psychiatrist said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“US President Joe Biden<\/strong> should end the Green Card backlog by permitting USCIS to use unused green cards. From the previous years for the frontline healthcare workers<\/strong> in the backlog,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Coronavirus <\/strong>has been ruthless to frontline healthcare workers and the green card backlog makes it miserable. However, this is leading to serious mental health issues<\/strong> in this group,\u201d Dhiman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Baltimore-based Dr. Santanu Samanta, a radiation oncologist<\/strong>, said he feels threatened about the consequences. To his family and his job if there is no change brought in the Green Card system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I would frantically need to see changes that would help us become permanent green holders<\/strong> to serve individuals in this country,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We need immediate relief from the miserable Green Card backlog<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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