Green Card Backlog Unlikely to Get Senate Hearing, Durbin Says

Democratic lawmakers pushing for a hearing on several proposals to address the backlog of high-skill employment visas doubt they’ll get what they want.

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters Nov. 7 that discussions are underway with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), the sponsor of a bipartisan measure to eliminate per-country caps on employment-based green cards. But the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary’s Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee said he doesn’t anticipate a broader debate of immigration proposals from Lee or those introduced by several Democrats.

“He refuses a hearing,” Durbin said after speaking at an event hosted by the National ...