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The quota is set by Congress. It was 65K for many years, but I hear during the bubble it was temporarily increased.
by 1024core 11y ago
The quota is set by Congress. It was 65K for many years, but I hear during the bubble it was temporarily increased.
- davidw 11y agoSounds like a 'magic number' to me. What's it based on?
- SilverCurve 11y agoIt's Congress's work, so it's likely a compromise between parties.
- davidw 11y agoWhich means it's entirely a number pulled out of someone's ass rather than anything related to reality. http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-optimal-number-of-immigrants.html http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-optimal-number...
- st3v3r 11y agoA number that sounds good. There isn't much in the way of reasoning behind it.
- maverick_iceman 11y ago65K open to everyone and 20K for those who possess US masters degree or higher.