"Ours is a nation of immigrants, and our strength has always come from our diversity and our unity," Harris said. "Treating people fairly and equally is part of our founding creed and the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act reflects that belief. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act begins to address these problems and makes the immigration system somewhat more rational. "It would help to grow our economy by allowing highly skilled immigrants to start their own companies and hire American workers. And, it will finally remove the last vestiges of discrimination from our high-skilled immigration system," Kapoor said.

Source: dna February 08, 2019 10:18 UTC