In a somewhat important development, the ex Republican Vice-Presidential candidate has reportedly said that the Republicans wish to change the national immigration structure to an economic-based immigration from the present family based immigration. Paul Ryan said that the same would necessitate a thorough strategy and perhaps 7 or 8 different components of law.

Significantly, the incumbent president has said that he would back such a course of action, provided it invites the expected result. By this he signified all-inclusive immigration reorganization which covers the subject of the 11.5 million unlawful residents believed to be residing in the nation in addition to guaranteeing that there are extra work permits for the national firms.

Barack Obama allegedly pledged to make complete immigration improvement an important priority at some stage in his second tenure. But, he has had problems in gaining the same since the US Congress is resentfully split along the party boundaries. There is not much of a support for any of his plans from Republicans– predominantly from the right-wing members of the House. They were voted with the support of the Tea Party group.

Band of US Senators

During the month of this year, a bilateral body of the US Senators, called the Gang of Eight, disclosed a huge wide-ranging improvement bill spread 1,300-plus pages. Its key provisions were:

• A swell of $4.5 billion in expenditure on border security
• The set-up of a way to citizenship for majority of the prohibited aliens. The same would take more than 13 years to duly conclude the pathway even as candidates would have to give taxes & study English, prior to they may gain citizenship.
• Make it relatively simpler for overseas students–who receive PhDs besides doctorates from the US universities–to file a petition for Green Cards or the US Permanent Residence permits.
• An augmentation in the figure of the specialty occupation temporary work permits, the H-1Bs, offered per annum from 85,000 in a year to, at best, close-to 200,000 per annum.
• The formation of a fresh ‘w-visa’ class for low-qualified labor force in construction & agriculture.
• A fresh requirement for the American recruiters/firms to verify the employment condition of all soon-to-be workers on the E-Verify structure, prior to hiring them.

The Democrat-controlled Senate gave its green signal to the bill during the month of June 2013. With a view to become law, it afterwards had to be given a green signal from the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, whose membership Ryan has. Regrettably for Obama, even though several Republicans concurred that the national immigration structure is broken, they did not accept several of the suggestions in the all-inclusive immigration reorganization bill.

Pathway equals official pardon

Numerous Republicans view the pathway as the gifting of a reprieve for people who have violated the law by travelling to & staying in the nation illegitimately. They claim the same would reward criminal deeds & push more persons to it. They add that there may be no question whatsoever of the formation of a pathway until and unless the border with Mexico is secure. Several would be against the same even then.

President not bothered about the process but the result

Meanwhile, Obama has proclaimed that he is not against the idea of the House passing several separate bills, in case the concluding outcome is broad immigration restructuring. He added that in case they want to divide the said thing up into 5 different parts, as long as every 5 piece gets done, he is not worried what it appears like. Obama further said that what he does not want to do was just cut-up one part of it only to leave a few of the harder stuff which still requires to be duly done.