High-skilled Indian workers rally for Trump’s merit-based immigration plan
Antonio Olivo for the Washington Post reports on a development that really was only a matter of time — and one that further complicates the debate over immigration reform.
About 200 Indians rallied in front of the White House yesterday in support of a Trump administration plan for a “merit-based” immigration system that they argue would benefit thousands of high-skilled visa holders who’ve waited years to become legal permanent residents. The demonstrators, including software engineers and other technical workers from South Asia who hold H1-B visas, said a backlog in green card applications has kept them in limbo while their children face the risk of becoming too old to benefit from the immigration process as dependents. At the rally, organized by the Illinois-based Republican Hindu Coalitionn, they urged President Trump to cut through the backlog and place a higher priority on the problems faced by immigrants in the United States legally.
KJ