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The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would remove the 7% per-country caps on employment-based green cards. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, S.386/H.R.1044, passed by unanimous consent.
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BAL Analysis: The Senate’s passage of the bill is an encouraging step toward providing relief to individuals stuck in the green card backlog. Multiple changes have been made to the bill since it passed the House, however, and the chambers must reconcile those differences before the bill goes to the president. It is not yet clear whether President Trump would sign the bill into law, as the White House has previously expressed opposition to the concept of removing per-country caps and anti-immigration groups are publicly opposing the bill.
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