| > Have you looked at what's required to get a first preference greencard? I was clarifying the backlog statement, not recommending a method of bypassing it. > What do spouses with advanced degrees and prior work experience do? The same as other spouses. > You suggest stay away from your wife No, I suggest nothing; those are the options under the law in the absence of the H-4 EAD. More bluntly, the entire point of the policy change is clearly to discourage H-1B applications, especially from countries like India and China, so complaining that it doesn't leave attractive options for the spouses impacted is pointing out that it is working as designed. What the spouse is really supposed to do, in the eyes of those crafting the policy, is prevail upon their partner not to seek an H-1B in the first place. The mechanism may be a bit more subtle than closing border crossings and firing tear gas across the border to turn away people attempting to exercise their legal right to apply for asylum, but the intent is the same: to make clear that the affected people are not welcome in the US, at least by the present administration. |