| This is supposedly going to be a big year for US | | | | Healthcare Reform and the Liberal agenda of the |
| Immigration Reform with the Healthcare Reform | | | | Democratic Party has which includes more open |
| debate almost at a conclusion.Legislation like the | | | | Immigration policy, recently made some cautious |
| Dream Act and Senators Grassley and Durbin's | | | | statements. She said given the nature and |
| H1B Visa and L1 Visa Reform bills are already | | | | nastiness of the fight and the political fallout |
| being debated a little and in the case of the latter | | | | already following the Massachusetts Senate race, |
| bill already introduced into Congress. Suffice it to | | | | that she does not want the House to debate |
| say this is going to be one crazy year for US | | | | anything additional controversial in 2010 until the |
| Immigration. | | | | Senate passes many of the bills they have |
| Now in terms of specifics now that January has | | | | already sent there. |
| progressed a little things are looking less hopeful in | | | | Immigration Reform even in better economic |
| some ways than they did on January 1, 2010. At | | | | times as it was in 2007 still was a heated and |
| that point there was a general expectation that | | | | polarizing debate and eventually failed to pass |
| the Healthcare reform bill which in 2 different | | | | both Houses of Congress and thus was defeated. |
| forms had passed the House and Senate in | | | | And that was a bipartisan bill. So the chances of |
| Congress was going to be reconciled relatively | | | | particularly the Democrats going out on a limb |
| speedily given the length of the process thus far. | | | | with reforms to help the following would seem to |
| Then President Obama, at least according to his | | | | me remote as these are controversial issues that |
| and the Democrats ideal timetable would have | | | | will probably illicit even more demonization in the |
| been able to sign the bill into law in advance of his | | | | media and from politicians that was seen in the |
| State of the Union address to the US Congress | | | | Healthcare Debate.; |
| and the country. | | | | - legal and application costs |
| So given this and the extended and controversial | | | | - ease and simplicity of process |
| nature of the Healthcare debate, one of two | | | | - abuse in workplace by unscrupulous employers |
| things are probably going to happen. Either the | | | | trying to threaten foreign workers |
| debate is going to continue as Obama indicated he | | | | - green card delays and processing and lack of |
| would like this week but will be a more bipartisan | | | | visa numbers particularly for citizens of China and |
| bill and thus far more limited in its scope. Or | | | | India who are looking at delays of over 10 years |
| Healthcare reform in its current state is going to | | | | - increase in arbitrary quotas like the H1B visa |
| cease which of course will mean more of the | | | | quotaetc. |
| status quo for all Americans. | | | | All in at this point in time, it looks largely bleak for |
| Now what does this all mean for US Immigration | | | | any meaningful reform or even US Immigration |
| reform. Well even Speaker of the House, Nancy | | | | reform at all in 2010 given the Healthcare issue. |
| Pelosi, one of the major driving forces of | | | | |