White House Petetions

[immi2910]

White House (WH) a new initiative - https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions. It allows anyone to create a petition and if the petition reaches certain threshold (5000 signatures in 30 days) then the WH administration will have to officially respond to the petition.

Will it make sense to create such a petition for Legal immigration like using the 200,000 visa numbers that were wasted? Or like using 1 visa number/family instead of using 1 visa/person. What do you think will garner 5000 votes in 30 days so as to elicit a response? Should we just combine multiple items and create 1 petition?

Can WH actually do anything about it?

[BigJoe5]

The items listed in the initial post are matters to be addressed to Congress rather than the White House.

IF something is suggested that could be done administratively by the Executive Branch then it would be worth starting a petition.

The subject of a petition should be clearly defined and legally possible but most of all it must be something that people would support.

[immi2910]

It turns out there is already a petition - https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/allow-seriously-backlogged-eb2eb3-beneficiaries-their-i-140-approved-file-i-485-and-apply-ead-ap/d3D62yTt?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

The petition is to allow EB2/EB3 beneficiaries with approved I-140 to file I-485 and apply for EAD & AP. There is no law against it and Executive Branch can seriously do something about it.

I suggest everyone support that. It needs 3262 petitions by 10/23

[BigJoe5]

It turns out there is already a petition - https://wwws.whiteho...mpaign=shorturl

The petition is to allow EB2/EB3 beneficiaries with approved I-140 to file I-485 and apply for EAD & AP. There is no law against it and Executive Branch can seriously do something about it.

I suggest everyone support that. It needs 3262 petitions by 10/23

Please, can you provide a legal citation of how it is allowed under the law? Citing to the statute (INA--8 USC) or 8 CFR?

Thank you, that would help persuade me.

[BigJoe5]

How do you explain away INA 245(a)(3) which requires that an immigrant visa must be immediately available at the time of filing the I-485 application?

This is statutory and must be addressed to Congress. Only Congress can change the statutes.

[Belle]

The petition is to allow EB2/EB3 beneficiaries with approved I-140 to file I-485 and apply for EAD & AP. There is no law against it and Executive Branch can seriously do something about it.

You mean there is no law you know about against it? Because, there is such a law. It's called the INA. It clearly says that the petitions to adjust status may only be submitted when the visas are available.