Turning Green Cards Into Growth

TURNING GREEN CARDS INT O GROWTH Five Ways the Gang of 8 Immigration Bill Will Make America a Magnet for Global Talent and Fuel Economic Growth Doubles the number of employment- based green cards to 280,000 Current Offers green cards to all those with a STEM PhD 140,000 Gang of 8 Plan Spouses/ Kids 70,000 Gang of 8 Plan UNLIMITED* Workers -- Spouses/ Workers Kids SCIENCE • TECHNOLOGY • ENGINEERING • MATH STEM PhDs Grants 10,000 new green cards to entrepreneurial job creators 4. Creates merit-based green cards for the most qualified candidates Gang of 8 Plan GRAND OPEN NG +10,000 Employment Skills Job Creators Work Experience Gang of 8 Plan Family Ties +120,000 Education Most Qualified English 5. Boosts H-1B high-skilled temporary worker visas from 65,000 to at least 110,000 USA USA USA USA USA Likely about 10,000 would be used annually, based on the rate of foreign students earning STEM PhDs in the U.S. USA USA From the Third Way memo "The Gang of 8 Immigration Bill: Tough, Fair, and Practical," available at: http://www.thirdway.org/publications/685. USA USA USA For more, visit Third Way at www.thirdway.org. Infographic by Bill Rapp. USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA third way fresh thinking