Eminent Indian Americans have launched a nationwide campaign in the US to create awareness about massive backlog for Green Card which they say is impacting some 300,000 high-skilled Indian applicants. Under the current regulation, skilled immigrants from India need to wait anywhere between 25-92 years for a Green Card due to per-country limits, said the newly-launched group GCReforms.org. Green Card delays need to be eliminated as this slows down American innovation and job creation, said Kiran Kumar Thota, one of its founding members. Jagdish Sharma, chair, Indian American Friendship Forum rued that as a result of huge backlog, many talented people who work in Fortune 500 companies having to wait decades for Green Cards. "The contributions of skilled immigrants to America and their issues need better understanding and recognition across America, coming together of the Green Card Reforms is a great initiative in that direction," said Prakash Wadhwa, creator of From The Land Of Gandhi Film on Green Card backlog.

Source: dna January 30, 2018 07:52 UTC