The President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders released its inaugural report on Friday. The report states because of COVID-19-related closures and staffing limitations as well as the continued effect of the 2017 travel bans, processing green cards up to the annual cap has been difficult. The report states that out of the 226,000 green cards available, only 65,452 family-based preference green cards were issued in FY 2021. A green card is a Permanent Resident Card issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently while the H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to hire foreign workers for specialized positions that call for theoretical or technical expertise. If accepted and implemented the recommendations could be a big relief to immigrant families especially from India and China.

Source: Mint September 24, 2022 20:45 UTC