US lawmakers call for addressing huge green card backlog

Eminent lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties at an immigration summit have called for urgently addressing the green card backlog, an issue that is majorly affecting Indian professionals and issues related to H-1B visas.

At the first-of-its-kind ‘Tech Immigration Summit’ organized by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora (FIIDS) at the US Capitol on Monday, lawmakers pushed for the removal of the 7 per cent country quota in green issuances. Cards or legal permanent residence to foreign guest workers in specific categories. In the absence of such a step, the waiting period for a green card for Indian immigrants would be more than 20 years and in many cases more than 70 years.

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