607,500 "highly-skilled workers" PLUS 405,000 "shortage" workers! That's even worse than what the article describes.
Again, you are ignoring that this amendment is no longer proposed and was from the last congress and for attachment to the comprehensive immigration bill.
You overlook the restrictions placed on any immigration/immigrant that make them very hard requirements even to meet. For example, some require having been trained in the US or being internationally acclaimed.
There IS no proposal. This is DEAD.
What part of that don’t you understand?
Why did Harry Reid kill this if it was everything he wanted?