Senate Bill Ending Per-Country Visa Caps Faces Uncertain Future

While the U.S. Senate late Wednesday night passed a long debated rule to end per country caps on employment-based green cards, the bill’s path to implementation is uncertain at best.

The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R.1044, S.386) may be one of the only immigration measures to make it through the chamber this year as several prior attempts failed over the past 18 months. But, the final version of the bill presented by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) contains amendments that could sink its chances for reconciliation with the House version passed in July 2019.

Lawmakers only have until ...