i'm saying that solving INS processing times by not introducing new visa legislation is a rather ass-backwards perspective.

furthermore, the job creation / economic output benefits don't need to wait for green card processing to be solved.

there's being practical, and then there's simply being defeatist.

i'd rather be part of trying to provide solutions to INS processing times than to wait on innovative solutions to job creation & immigration reform.

Why couldn't your friend apply in EB-1 or EB-2?

She is trying to find a way to "upgrade" to EB-2 or to get a National Interest Waiver. Although she has a master's degree from a US university, her profession (high school foreign language teacher) doesn't usually get job postings requiring more than a BA. Also, at the college level, they generally make you wait a long time before they even start the green card process (or even H1-B).

However, besides her, I've met others in similar or worse situations, stuck in the EB-3 queue. Even if my friend got her green card under EB-2, I'd still be advocating for the EB-3 workers.