117th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, October 20th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Bras for a Cause.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, October 19th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize the University of Iowa’s Dr. Stuart Weinstein.
The Biden administration has acknowledged that in the last fiscal year the U.S. failed to issue roughly 80,000 green cards that should have been given to legal immigrant workers.
The shortfall adds to a backlog of more than 1 million people waiting to receive employment-based visas. Congress should ensure those green cards are used — and then set about fixing a system that pointlessly burdens skilled immigrants and the businesses that employ them.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, October 15th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) joined two pieces of legislation that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from invading Americans’ privacy.
The United States is a nation of legal immigrants who work hard to contribute to and improve our communities each and every day.
Ensuring that our legal immigration system is fair and orderly is a priority of mine in Congress. Partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, processing delays at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allowed 122,000 family-preference employment-backed visas to go unused in the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), causing this year’s backlog to rise to 226,000.
To read the original piece in The Hill, click HERE.
Iowa’s beef cattle producers have endured challenges beyond their control for years. Natural disasters such as fires, drought, and derechos have created significant market disruptions.
Iowa’s beef cattle producers have endured challenges beyond their control for years. Natural disasters such as fires, drought, and derechos have created significant market disruptions.
MUMBAI: All may not be lost for the Indian diaspora caught in a decades-long backlog for an employment-linked green card, which according to Cato Institute is inordinately long – at 84 years!
Amid surging illegal immigration along the border with Mexico, several Republican governors are boasting about sending the national guard to the border as part of their plan to end the crisis. In turn, Democratic activists are harassing United States senators to pass amnesty for unauthorized immigrants.