Battle for US green cards: Indians and Chinese split over reforms

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A woman holds a replica green card sign during a protest march to demand immigration reform in Hollywood, Los Angeles. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Asian immigrants are on tenterhooks over proposed legislation to reform the U.S. permanent residency system, where over half a million from India and tens of thousands from China are stuck in a backlog waiting for green cards.

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