President Biden's Changes to US Immigration Law in US Citizenship Act of 2021 - Latest Update

President Biden has proposed sweeping changes to U.S. immigration law, contained in the pending U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. This piece of proposed legislation, as introduced into Congress by the bill’s lead sponsors, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), contains several measures which would provide a boost to immigrants and employers aiming to expand their worker pool. However, the legislation would also ramp up enforcement efforts on the part of federal immigration officials – meaning that employers should consider preparing now for increased risks and compliance challenges. What should you know about this proposal?

Overview of Proposed Legislation

The bill contains numerous provisions that would be helpful for immigrants and employers, including:
• increasing the number of immigrant visas (“Green Cards”) available per year.
• adding in unused employment-based immigrant visas from prior years.
• eliminating per-country limits on immigrant visas.
• exempting spouses and children of both family and employment-based permanent residence applications from numerical limits.
• allowing people who have been waiting to file Green Cards for over 10 years to so apply immediately.
• exempting holders of U.S. Ph.D. Degrees from numerical limits on immigrant visas.
• allowing holders of more types of temporary work visas to remain in the U.S. until they are ultimately eligible to apply for Green Cards.
• better protecting children of individuals who face long waits to be eligible to apply for Green Cards; and
• clearing the way for currently undocumented agricultural workers, and their families, to apply for Green Card status.

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