retrogression all is not lost

[erjean]

Retrogression Ending

Legislation Introduced in Congress

May 27, 2009 - New legislation specifically aimed at ending visa retrogression for RNs was introduced in the United States Congress May 20, 2009. The currently proposed legislation closely mirrors a 2008 proposal that called for RNs to be exempted from any numerical limit on visas until 2012.

While this is only the first of many steps before this Bill becomes law, it is a positive development after many months of no legislative action at all on this issue.

We believe that there are several reasons for cautious optimism that a solution to visa retrogression will be found this year.

Firstly, President Obama appears to be willing to tackle several complex issues at the same time and he has clearly stated that he intendeds to get to work on immigration reforms starting now.

Also, the current legislative proposal had gained significant support in the House of Representatives and the Senate before the elected officials all went campaigning for the fall 2008 federal election. It is very likely that those who supported the measure in 2008 will continue to support the current effort.

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While the current economic downturn has resulted in a sharp reduction in nursing and allied health vacancies for some employers, the facts are that the current economic conditions have not changed the demographic profile of the country and that the medium-long term trends continues to point to an increasing shortage of health care providers.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

Are you referring to the Nursing Emergency Relief Act, this only for 20,000 visas with a 3 year cap.

[erjean]

Thats not what this official statement was referring to

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"he currently proposed legislation closely mirrors a 2008 proposal that called for RNs to be exempted from any numerical limit on visas until 2012.

so i dont think this is the same as there are no numerical limits yet there is with that act?

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

I am confused, presently there is the Nursing Emergency Relief Act 2009

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2536

Are you saying two bills are in the house now?

[erjean]

Right i tracked the bill down

its for 60,000 people who fit the section a cat which i know nurses are now in for 3 years which is 20,000 each year upto september 2012 and any visas not taken up one year can be used in addition to the following years allotment

the processing time will be 30 days after filing so retrogression will not apply for nurses.

The bill has been introduced into the house

i dont know how long it takes to get passed but i think from what i have read on the us governemnt websites its going to be by the end of the year.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

This bill has been introduced the previous two years and not made it out of committee. The government is now in the car business, the state of California is going bankrupt, the interest rate is going up, etc. I have a feeling this maybe a backburner issue.

[erjean]

May 8, 2009

Senator Schumer Predicts Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year

Filed under: CIR update-Victoria Neilson @ 3:10 pm

Yesterday the Daily News reported that Senator Schumer praised the contribution of immigrants to the United States and stated that immigrants are the reason New York City is the greatest city in the world. He predicted that Congress would pass comprehensive immigration reform within the year. As the chair of the Judiciary Committee's Sub-committee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, Senator Schumer plays a key role in shepherding all immigration legislation out of Committee and ultimately onto the Senate floor. For Comprehensive Immigration Reform to have any chance of moving forward, Schumer's leadership is essential, so these strong words of encouragement are a very welcome sign.

Interest rates are actually going down in the us and have been for the last 18 months it shows the economy has been struggling i would be even more worried if they were on the increase as that shows that the economy is really strong.They have room to move down another half a percent 0.50 to 0.25 but the feds keep stepping in so i cant see where that came from.

the hr2536 is like you say the same as the hr5924 which went awol but from what a lot of attorneys in the us are saying they will pass this bill as an attachment of a the 2005 Emergency Supplementation Appropriations Act 2005 which only takes a fraction of the time its all down to the sub commitees .

Its interesting that senator schuman has predicted that cir reform will take place this year now considering he is the big boy in this reform he isnt going to declare something that isnt going to happen and make himself look a martar there again we know how uk politicians have acted of late so anything is possible.

[mauiboy]

i'll hope for the best but also expect the worst.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104741397

Fear of Inflation Spikes Long Term Interest Rates.

From the CBS interview, I saw with Senator Schumer the immigration issues were illegal immigration. For some reason this is the hot topic in immigration. Some I have heard say is that Hispanics have become a large voting block. I don't know about the impact this will have on other immigrants.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/us/politics/09immig.html

[misspowers]

Hi erjean,

I am still keeping the faith. Thanks for the updates. May I know the source of the article you posted about Retrogression Ending Legislation Introduced in Congress. Thank you very much!

[erjean]

http://www.visaretrogression.com/

[mauiboy]

very helpful website... thanks for the link