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| Dr. DeMarche: ‘Visiting Permanently” and Other Things I Don’t Understand |
| 2006-04-13 |
| This is in regards to the Amnesty program for illegals.. The United States government now employs an untold number of people who are either responsible for enforcing immigration policy or supporting those who do, ranging from Consular Officers in far flung places to immigration inspectors in airports and border patrol agents combing the arid deserts. Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people obey the law year in and year out while they wait in their home country for their chance to immigrate to America. All of these people, it seems, are fools. Imagine that you are a Filipino, and that it has always been your dream to emigrate to America (or as the Dept. of State web site frames it "visiting permanently"), and that over twenty years ago your sister became an American citizen and filed an application for you to get a visa (visas for Filipinos are now available for "Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens" who had applications filed on their behalf in 1983). You have been waiting all these years, perhaps not so patiently, but obeying U.S. immigration law nevertheless. Today you turn on the news to find that the government of the United States is considering a bill to allow those in the U.S. illegally to remain there, if they pay a small fine and back taxes. They might even have a shot at U.S. citizenship, but don't worry, it is not an amnesty. (By the way, no matter how much spin the White House puts on it, to the rest of the world this is an amnesty program.) What might your possible reaction be? Would it perhaps be enough to push you into the local anti-American camp? visit and see his other points... |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #10 FOTSGreg, if someone cannot work they cannot buy food, they starve and die. Most folks came here because they could earn cash, without that the incentive is gone and they will return to Mexico. The problem is really coming down on employers and everytime that has happened politicans are contacted by the companies and the politicians come down on the border patrol and nothing gets done. That must change. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-04-13 23:16 |
| #9 The answer is simple: (2) Enforce the laws so that those in the states illegally do not get work and thus leave on their own ( What in the hell makes you think for one moment any of these illegal aliens will leave on their own?!!! That is foolish and blind-eyed beyond words and is exactly the sort of attitude and belief that our so-called Representatives in Washington continue to fantasize in. Grow up and join the real world already! The people already here are here to stay until & unless we do something concrete about all of them. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-04-13 20:58 |
| #8 1. build a wall; 2. set up a fair system to citizenship for hard working, good, people who came here under the pre-exisiting system; 3. send home the losers (La Raza types, whiners, felons and congress-critters) |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-04-13 13:19 |
| #7 The answer is simple: (1) build a wall (2) Enforce the laws so that those in the states illegally do not get work and thus leave on their own (3) Streamline the paperwork so that more legal immigrants can come in (4) push for assimilation as that is the key to success in America rather than a permenant underclass. The combination helps those that follow the law and punishs those that don't. It also would be easy to market to the average American who sees fairplay as important. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-04-13 13:09 |
| #6 by the end of 2007 Strike that..it's over a six year period. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-04-13 10:04 |
| #5 “…we should fix and expand the already existing "guest worker" program.” Could someone please explain why that if there are over 11 million illegal aliens currently in the US there is a need to increase the number of approved applicants? If passed, the senate bill would add an additional 4.7 million (includes 20% expansion quotient) unskilled workers by the end of 2007. (That doesn’t even include offspring and family repatriation) It should be telling why the usual self-proclaimed defenders of the disenfranchised workers are not supporting the Dorgan (D-ND) amendment. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-04-13 09:56 |
| #4 Remember, this entire process is the result of over 200 years of debate and laws passed by Congress. The very same jerkoffs who are now on Spring vacation. Gee, that's strange. I wonder why I don't get a Spring vacation. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-04-13 08:49 |
| #3 Joe - not a crock at all. Very well documented that siblings of Filipinos who have become USCs have to wait in excess of 20 years for their number to get called. Same with Mexico, India, and few others. It is so bad that when people find out that the applicant died, they pay big money to assume the ID of the dead relative in hopes of getting the immigrant visa. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2006-04-13 07:40 |
| #2 Joe He's a high embassy offical there. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-13 00:32 |
| #1 THIS ARTICLE IS A CROCK - here in Guam, the only Filipinos I know of whom had to wait so long for their visas and citizenship are those with serious problems on their applications, e.g. criminal records, indicias of fraudulent applications or answers, or problems with personal or professional references. Most Filipino, Asian, or other foreign emigres whom come to Guam, and as I've also found in the US, want to obey US-local laws and inevitably become legal citizens, NOT to be illegal or permanently illegal. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-04-13 00:26 |