Assignment 2: Letter to Representative PDF

Title Assignment 2: Letter to Representative
Course Introduction to American Government
Institution California State Polytechnic University Pomona
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22 September 2018 The Honorable Mark DeSaulnier U.S. House Of Representatives 115 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative Mark DeSaulnier, My name is _______, and my location is in ________, which is under California’s 11th congressional district. The purpose of my writing to you today regards bill H.R. 392, which is the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. On Monday, September 24, there was a call made to your office to inquire on your position of this bill. Megan, the person who answered, said that you preferred to communicate in writing. I received your letter, and am glad to know that you are one of the cosponsors of this bill! This letter to you is to further elaborate on the benefits of this bill if it is passed. The main idea of this bill, according to Ronald Shapiro of Jdsupra, is to take away the per-country limit on how many immigrants can obtain employment-based green cards, as well as incorporating a new first-come, first serve system in which every person would have an equal chance at obtaining permanent residency. Immigrants from countries such as China and India face a much larger backlog to obtain green cards as supposed to low-population countries like Venezuela. A country with a large population will typically have more people interested in obtaining green cards to the U.S. Many immigrants currently obtain employment-based visas, such as the H1-B, but this does not allow permanent residency in the U.S. Kyle Knapp from NOLO writes that H1-B’s allow individuals to live and work in the U.S. for up to six years, and if they refuse to leave when the time is up, they will be deported. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, only ten thousand immigrants from various countries are allowed green cards, which allows them to live

and work permanently in the U.S. This is a massively low number compared to those receiving temporary employment-based visas, which is close to a total of two hundred thousand people. If these immigrants wish to obtain such green cards, they must often wait prolonged periods of time. According to Shapiro, immigrants from countries with high populations would benefit the most as the bill would eliminate this long waiting list, which ranges from two years to a few decades. John Miano of the Center for Immigration Studies writes that the Immigration Act of 1990 nearly tripled the number of employment-based green cards, more specifically H-1B Visas. In doing so, it reduced the need for immigrants in permanent jobs, and employers could choose not to hire these immigrant workers because they did not have a green card. Many live their whole lives without ever receiving a green card. According to the Society of Hospital Medicine, for example, there will be a shortage of up to 120,000 hospitalists by the year 2030. This is very alarming number, as many hospitalists help the dying and injured. Removing the limit of green cards would definitely bring more hospitalists from around the world, and would fill in the gap. To put it into a simple perspective, this bill would grant jobs to whoever grabs them first, without discriminating applicants based on origin of nationality. Not only would there be more diversity within the workforce, with cultures all over the world fusing into one cohesive whole, but the bill would level out the playing field with highly trained professionals accompanied by worthy qualifications. Immigrants’ children would also benefit from this bill as, in the present, they are deported back to their homeland if their parents do not receive a green card before the child turns the age of twenty one. Thank you so much for taking your time to read this letter as I believe it is a very important issue that I am supportive of and hope that the bill will eventually become a law. I am appreciative of all the efforts you have made so far, and will vote for you when the next election

cycle occurs. Sincerely,

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