The Eagle Act Simplified: How Does It Benefit the Indians?

The Eagle Act Simplified: How Does It Benefit the Indians?

Legislation to remove the per-country cap on green cards was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, 1 June. This Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021 plans to do away with the 7% cap per country on employment-based visas and subsequent applications for a permanent residency. Representative Zoe Lofgren, chair of the House subcommittee on immigration and citizenship along with Representative John Curtis introduced the Bill, arguing that the current method of allocating visas based on the country of the applicant does injustice to both American employers and deserving candidates by reducing their skill to the country they belong to. What Does The Act Do? In the mid-20th century, a 7% cap was introduced per country, notwithstanding the varying population size. This put country with a higher population and therefore higher probability of migration, on the same plane as countries with a smaller population, limiting the number of persons from a country…