The dual intent behind an H1-B allows for card holders to have be legal immigrants and apply for their green card in order to gain status, while still holding their H1-B visa. The major flaw behind this system is the fact that the process in which application and obtaining of the green card takes longer than an H1-B is permitted to these employees. Therefore, an immigrant would not have enough time to become legal before their card would expire causing them to be labeled as an illegal immigrant. If the process of obtaining a green card was simplified or sped up for those immigrants who utilize the H1-B visa, this issue of time gap would be
The dual intent behind an H1-B allows for card holders to have be legal immigrants and apply for their green card in order to gain status, while still holding their H1-B visa. The major flaw behind this system is the fact that the process in which application and obtaining of the green card takes longer than an H1-B is permitted to these employees. Therefore, an immigrant would not have enough time to become legal before their card would expire causing them to be labeled as an illegal immigrant. If the process of obtaining a green card was simplified or sped up for those immigrants who utilize the H1-B visa, this issue of time gap would be