Obama comes out with immigration reforms
31 Jan 2013 5:56 AM IST
US President Barack Obama has come out with his much-awaited comprehensive immigration reforms, that, among other things, will pave way for legalisation of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. The reforms, which also propose to eliminate the annual country caps in the employment category, are expected to benefit large number of Indian technocrats and professionals.
In a major policy speech on comprehensive immigration in Las Vegas, Obama urged the Congress to act on his proposals. ‘It (immigration) keeps our workforce young, it keeps our country on the cutting edge, and it's helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known. After all, immigrants helped start businesses like Google and Yahoo. They created entire new industries that in turn created new jobs and new prosperity for our citizens,’ Obama said
The other key proposals of his ‘comprehensive’ reform plan include ‘stapling’ a green card to the diplomas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), PhD and Masters Degree graduates from qualified US universities who have found employment in the country.
In a major policy speech on comprehensive immigration in Las Vegas, Obama urged the Congress to act on his proposals. ‘It (immigration) keeps our workforce young, it keeps our country on the cutting edge, and it's helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known. After all, immigrants helped start businesses like Google and Yahoo. They created entire new industries that in turn created new jobs and new prosperity for our citizens,’ Obama said
The other key proposals of his ‘comprehensive’ reform plan include ‘stapling’ a green card to the diplomas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), PhD and Masters Degree graduates from qualified US universities who have found employment in the country.
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