Detroit Welcomes Immigrants! Michigan Governor plans to request to set aside EB-2 visas for immigrants to help revitalize Detroit. The governor specifically is trying to find flexibility in a waiver that allows foreign workers with a masters degree or higher — or who demonstrate exceptional skills in science, business or art — to come to the U.S. if it is in the national interest. The waiver is available if an applicant does not have a job or if a prospective employer cannot show that there are no qualified U.S. citizens to fill the position. Snyder wants to broaden the definition of national interest to apply it to the geographic area of downtrodden Detroit, likening the concept to one already in place where foreign-born physicians can get a green card after working in an underserved area for five years. Under the plan, Detroit would be allocated 5,000 visas in the first year, 10,000 each of the next three years and 15,000 in the fifth year.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:41:53 +0000
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