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1/ Some people are vigorously fighting a bill to end country caps because it will spread the pain caused by too few green cards to every applicant, not just Indians. They say, "Just increase green cards instead!" Here's how the politics of this works out in practice:
2/ They fight tooth and nail to protect their preference, and Sen Durbin stops the bill. Durbin goes to Sen Lee and says, "Can we up green cards?" Lee says, "No." Do bill opponents fight tooth and nail *now*, to get Lee to change his mind? No, b/c it doesn't actually affect them
3/ I'm totally perplexed by those who claim that they want to "unify" all immigrants to fight for more green cards. But as long as the country caps exist, only Indians will have any reason to actually fight for that. As long as everyone else is fast-tracked, they don't care
4/ Notice the biggest cheer for Durbin was not when he said, "I'm for more legal immigration." It was when he said "The bill is unfair to non-Indians." There's nothing more divisive than discrimination. Ending discrimination puts everyone on the same team.
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