Is it that Hard?

Question

Why don't illegels just get a work visa or green card to come over here? Why do they not file for citizenship if they want to stay? I don't no much or anything about the process, is it that hard or what is the problem? Can someone please explain this for me. If I desperetly wanted to go to another countrie I would take the time out to do what I need to do to at least be there temperarly.

country not countrie, its late sorry for the miss spelling

Answer 1

Yes, I understand that it is "that hard." However, most of us have learned, eventually, that anything worth having is worth working for and waiting for. As well, I do understand that some of the desperately poor people feel that they haven't got the time to wait because they have hungry families to feed NOW.

But, on the other hand, I believe that many of the illegal immigrants coming into the USA now, particularly from Mexico and Central America (and I am not specifying these people to be racist but, rather, because these people are, by proximity, more likely to be coming up into the USA illegally than the people who have to cross oceans or fly), are no longer just the desperately poor. I believe that because over so many years it has become known all over Mexico and Central America that people can go into the USA to work illegally and make lots of money (by their standards) and that the government of the USA for the most part turns the other way and pretends to not see them, that it has now almost become like an occupation choice for these people, along the lines of, "When I grow up, I want to be a secretary; or I want to be a doctor; or, I want to be a mommy; or I want to go to the USA illegally to work and make lots of money to send home to my family and be a hero to them." It has become a way of life for these people and it is not entirely their fault - their own governments support them in this endeavour (because it's easier than having to do the work to fix things in their own countries) and the people have had the examples of others they know who have done it and they see how the families of these people prosper back home, compared to their own families, and so they want to get the same for their own families. I can see why they decide to not bother with all the paperwork and red tape and years of waiting, when there doesn't seem to be too many problems for others to do it illegally.

Therefore, I see the culprits here as the government of the USA for turning a blind eye for so many years and also the governments of Mexico and the Central American countries for actually urging their people to go to the USA illegally.

I am of the opinion that perhaps because Mexico and Central America are our next door neighbours, perhaps we should amend our immigration laws in a way that would be more amenable to them to be able to apply to come to the USA legally to work. Perhaps some way that is less costly in fees and less onerous in paperwork and fast-tracked checking of criminal records, medical check-ups, etc., just because they are our next door neighbours. However, not allow them to jump ahead of the line for legal residency status or citizenship - no, they should have to apply for that the same way as anyone else in the world has to. However, also, no leniency in being allowed to bring their families with them - nothing but a way to come to the USA to work and return home periodically, but be legally able to cross back and forth over the border with their work visa. (If they were able to cross over back and forth legally to visit their families, they wouldn't be trying to bring them all into the USA illegally). This way, we could have them all in a database to monitor if they commit crimes and if they do, then their work visa should be cancelled and they are not allowed back in under any circumstances. They should have to report in to Immigration on a regular basis to update their work status and place of residence, etc., in order to keep track of them. Failure to report would mean immediate cancellation of their legal working status and they should then be deported immediately.

The illegal immigrants presently in the USA should all be able to go back to their countries and get this new, improved, fast-tracked work visa to work, only. No allowance to apply for any social services or medical or educational services unless they pay for them - failure to do so will be an immediate cancellation of their work status and deportation, not allowed to ever return.

For those honourable immigrants who just want to be able to come to the USA to work, I think this would be very acceptable conditions to them. I honestly do not believe that most of them want USA citizenship - they do love their own countries, despite the conditions there, and they are loyal to their countries, their culture and their people. I think it is a myth that Americans have fostered - that all people in the world want American citizenship. No, I don't think they do. Some do, of course, but those who do would be willing to do all the paperwork, waiting, payment of fees, etc. to do so.

As well, one last point, I think we need to remove the "anchor baby" laws as they are outdated and only serve as another amoral motivation to less desireable illegal immigrants to try to give birth in the USA to be able to use all the social services that provides. However, of course, some immigrants will fall in love with or have intimate relationships with US citizens and children will come of that - only those children with a legal US citizen parent should be considered to have legal US citizenship.

Answer 2

I'm no expert, but from what I have read lately in the press, it is indeed "that hard." Apparently there are not many people who get permission to stay in the US without some sort of formal sponsorship. A Green Card, which grants the right to stay and many of the same rights as citizenship, is something which is not at all easy to get, and is granted to only limited numbers of people per year. A big part of the debate over changes in the immigration laws has been whether or not we should make that easy to do, so as to reduce the number of people who take the risk of staying illegally.

Answer 3

Visa's are very hard to get and can be very expensive and take lots of time. Most of the illegals do not care to take these measures being they only want to come over here and work long enough to make money and send back home and live comfortably there. Some of them will stay and some of them eventually try to go through proper measures to get legal usually by marrying a US citizen but it still isn't as simple as people think that it is.

Answer 4

It takes education, waiting-time and physical effort to fill up application forms in "english". Why go through all the inconvenience when you know for a fact that there are thousands who have crossed the border with relative ease and are doing well once inside the country. For the lowly-educated thousands who do not have the required qualifications for a work visa or green card, the decision to make the crossing is well worth the effort considering the many attractive benefits available to them in the US; and they know America will not deport illegal aliens.

Answer 5

It isn't so much hard as a very long line. That is because so many want to come, but our social services like schools and health care can only subsidize so many poor immigrants. Those illegally here cut in line in front of the rest. Then the wait of those trying to come legally is longer because there are already so many here, no one wants to increase immigration rates.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It's not hard to get a VISA at all, green card might be more difficult.
The US allows 222,000 to Immigrate legally, become CITIZENS.
The US gives out 100 times more Visas, some to MEX, who can then!!! Never leave. They overstay & blend in w/ fence jumping illegals & Am-Mexs. These folks may face greater chance of deportation, but usually don't, thanks to fake id's.
Apx 1,700 visas given to Mex teachers.

Answer 8

Paperwork-who likes it? Do those applying for disability like it-and sometimes that takes a few years? Do those applying for aid and not getting a free lawyer because they speak English like what is involved? Do those who want to adopt a child-like waiting and filling out more parers and going to more meetings for acceptance like it? But they do it. It is not that hard or others would not be here. It means taking time. Of course you do need a clean record-we don't want outlaws.

Answer 9

Yeah, for some reason the USA has a ridiculously small immigrant quota and it takes many years for the average, non-professional worker or family. It's those immigration laws that are the main cause of illegal immigration. There's no valid reason most illegal immigrants should be catagorized as illegal -- but that's what the existing laws do.

Answer 10

It can be very time consuming...It involves alot of paper work and time and patience...It is not always true that they are lazy criminals like some asswipe said, some may be but the majority are just plain simple people wanting to make a decent living.

Answer 11

It's a long process but people do it all the time, and those are the people I do respect and support.

However, there's always people think they're more important or better than others and tends to cut in front of you regardless of what others think.