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Originally Posted by RST500
There were attempts to end caps in the US but the bill was supported by nefarious neoliberal types like Kamala Harris and Big Tech and there were concerns it could exclude people from smaller nations. However there is also a diversity visa lottery for immigration.
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Ending caps by nationality (without any other reforms) would substantially reduce the time for Indian and Chinese nationals, but drive up the wait times for just about every other nationality. The easy fix, actually, is to just prioritize each country up to the current cap, then open up the excess capacity from nationalities with less demand to nationalities with more demand. This would make it fair to other countries and also reduce the overall waits for countries with more migrants.
What's funny is if you're a Sri Lankan or Bangladeshi, you can get a U.S. green card much, much faster than an Indian national, even though 1) those countries are neighbors to India, and 2) India is the most advanced economy in the region.