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The children of tech’s guest workers are pushing for immigration relief

The children of tech’s guest workers are pushing for immigration relief

The children of tech’s guest workers are pushing for immigration relief
Jul 29, 2021 1 min, 43 secs

Sreeram came to the United States from India in 2007, at age seven.

He was accompanying his father, who had obtained an H-1B work visa, as foreigners employed in the U.S.

Realizing that they’re facing a dead end, many of these young people have banded together to work for lasting change in the immigration system, putting new pressure on Congress and the White House for a path forward.

It’s not at the center of anyone’s immigration reform plan — but for this cohort of young people, it’s a political fight that will shape the rest of their lives.

Parvathinathan first came to the United States with her H-1B holder parents when she was three years old.

When Patel was in high school in 2010, a version of the DREAM Act passed the House, but it failed in the Senate.

This year, these efforts have borne fruit: the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, the latest version of DREAM legislation, protects not just undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children, but also those who came on temporary visas.

The White House endorsed the legislation, calling it a “critical first step in reforming our immigration system.” Despite the fact that the Senate version of the bill does not yet include children of visa holders, this was a big win.

In July, a bipartisan group of House representatives introduced separate legislation specifically addressing children of visa holders.

6, the House version of the American Dream and Promise Act, according to the office of Rep.

Tweaking the language of the DACA guidelines so that children of visa holders could also apply is the top recommendation some House Democrats have made in a recent Congressional letter to the Homeland Security secretary.

If they spring for a student visa, they have to prove “nonimmigrant intent” — meaning they have to demonstrate they want to return to their country of citizenship.

If they apply for the H-1B, these young people have to face an unpredictable annual lottery through which the visa has been doled out in recent years.

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