The migratory labor visa is not being ignored - a lot of action on that front. Some of it is stuck because of stalled budget negotiations. A full exemption of the cap for returning workers passed the house, but in the meantime, cap has been doubled.

https://www.epi.org/blog/rider-in-the-house-homeland-securit...

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary...