Chinese-American congressmen blocked the high-tech green card proposal. Chinese people opposed

Chinese-American congressmen blocked the high-tech green card proposal. The Chinese opposed it. At the end of last month, the U.S. Congress reviewed the high-tech green card (STEM) proposal. As a result, Chinese-American congressmen on the West Coast...

This bill proposed by the Republican Party is mainly for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). , referred to as STEM) advanced degree graduates were provided with 50,000 green card quotas to avoid the immigration waiting list of more than ten years, but the price was 50,000 green card lottery quotas (Diversity Visa Program) in exchange. However, Zhao Meixin took the lead in opposing this matter by writing a letter to her colleagues, and the case failed in Congress.

Currently, most Asian students in the United States are studying science and engineering. If this case is passed, many Asian students will benefit. Because it was rejected before, everyone is extremely disappointed. Many people even criticized Zhao Meixin online.

Zhao Meixin responded to the public's response, "I strongly support STEM visas. These visas provide opportunities to attract the most knowledgeable people in the world to immigrate to the United States. Therefore, I also co-signed to support another bill to attract talents (Attracting the Best and Brightest). Act). However, the Republican Party rejected the case and demanded that the green card lottery help people from every region of the world come to the United States to improve their lives. The United States is a country of immigrants, and we should not open the door to some people but close the door to others."

However, Wu Guoji, chairman of the New York Chinese Association, said that the Asian community attaches great importance to education. If this bill is passed, many highly educated international students will join the Asian-American family, regardless of their ethnicity. Regardless of their origin, these people can create great socio-economic value to the country, which is very different from those who come to the United States by lottery. Chen Chuanming, director of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce who helps overseas Chinese to naturalize in Chinatown every Thursday, also said, "Those who are drawn for green cards have not made any efforts, everything is just luck. Even illegal immigrants are working hard in the country. How can the two be compared." It was also pointed out that nationals from China, India, South Korea, the Philippines, etc. are all excluded from the green card lottery, so not people from "every region of the world" can participate as Zhao Meixin said.

The China Science and Technology Association in the United States, which has about 500 members, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Former president Dr. Xie Jiaye said that he also believed that Zhao Meixin’s decision was inappropriate because if the United States wants to continue to maintain its status as a high-tech developed country, it needs to recruit talents, and they have higher creative economic capabilities and are more effective in this economic environment. He said that it would be best if the Republican and Democratic parties could compromise with 25,000 quotas each. If they had to choose one of the two, they would definitely choose 50,000 high-tech personnel. He said that if comprehensive immigration reform negotiations cannot be reached, at least they will not stand still.