Changes

The Obama Administration's proposal is surely a move to advance the President’s immigration revisioning, but the total effects of the rule as is seem questionable. The eligibility requirements are so stringent and the time period allotted by the visa is so short that there is a reasonable claim that not much will change at all. This will be appeasing to critics and disheartening to opponents as essentially the status quo will carry on. Although the DHS and USCIS will respond to public comments, and perhaps some of these concerns, soon it is unlikely that President Obama can do more without congressional approval. The dead-locked Supreme Court knocked down the President’s other executive orders on immigration, specifically those dealing with undocumented immigrants. If Congress remains as stagnant as it has been, then there may be little hope of any legislation to create a truly meaningful start-up visa.