To be real clear about it. we already have 150.000 green car~ds per year. most of which will go to skilled workers because of the meritbased system we have. In addition to that. we have created another 107.000 per year to clear up what we believe is a 5year backlog for those highskilled workers. those socalled HlB workers. and we add another 240.000 at the end of 8 years when they are no longer needed for family purposes. We have a meritbased system. as I said. that will pretty much ensure these green cards go to the best and the brightest. the highskilled people who will bring with them the kinds of things we need to compete in the global economy. Another killer amendment has to do with the nonnuclear family migration. the socalled chain migration. We have decided that. even though some people would literally never get to this country with a family visa because the backlog is too long. we are going to allow about 4 million people to come into the country over an 8year period. This is extraordinarily generous. and let me mention one country where I believe the backlog for our neighbor to the south. Mexico. is 176 years. You cannot argue that you have a reasonable expectation you are ever going to get a visa granted and get to the United States and have anything left of your life if the timelag before you could get it is 176 years. It is also long for many other countries. Nevertheless. we said if you had applied by May of 2005. you would be able to come into this country within an 8year period.
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