HAPPY NEW YEAR! New rule would help foreign workers stay in United States.

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday proposed new rules that would allow certain high-skilled, foreign workers to remain in the country and more easily switch jobs while waiting to obtain a green card.

DHS said the 181-page proposal is a reaction to the large immigrant visa backlog, which is partially caused by the yearly cap on the number of work visas the United States can legally hand out each year.

Getting around that with a pen and a phone!