However, the overall number of green cards, just over 1.1 million in 2017, will remain the same. Currently about 12% of those receiving green cards entered the U.S. based on skill-based visas (such as the H1B), while some 66% are family-based green cards. The White House proposal also seeks to discontinue the diversity lottery for green cards, which currently makes 50,000 green cards available to under-represented groups each year. The proposals, if they eventually turn into law, are likely to have a significant impact on Indians who interact with the U.S. immigration system. Indian residents getting green cards have been in the range of 57,000-62,000 in the 2015-2017 period.

Source: The Hindu May 16, 2019 17:26 UTC