We're all hearing about people coming over illegally, but it seems to me that people who do things legally have a hard time, waiting for a long time, endless paperwork, etc. Is this true? What does it take to immigrate from Mexico to the US? How much paperwork? How much money? What documents? What personal info? How long approximately does it take? Can the process be sped up for certain individuals, or is everyone in the same boat (no pun intended)? Is it easier to come over as a single person? As a family?
I would just really like to know, since so many people are talking about immigration, a little of what it is like to immigrate.
Stories of personal experience are welcome, especially if it is particularly demonstrative of the system as a whole, as well as factual info with sources, if possible.
Thanks!
2006-06-20 18:58:57 · 7 answers · asked by cay_damay 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
ok, I'm not looking for rants against immigrants, legal or illegal, I'm just looking for information on the process of trying to immigrate to the US. I'm not looking for a heated debate!
2006-06-21 03:37:22 · update #1
though neither were mexicans i think this pretty much sums it up. a friend of mines sister from greece was quit literally a rocket scientist, she inquired about citizenship, several days later she got it.
a friend from czech, with no special skill, tried to get citizenship and loads of paperwork later, several years later, much money later, three lawyers later, visa stay extensions that were "forgotten" to be stamped, papers sent to wrong addresses, not hearing back from departments in anything even remotely resembling even a slow timely fashion, she gave up.
an IT friend from russia, made it through after three years, a marriage and 10,000-15,000 thousand dollars, and one lawyer later.
2006-06-20 19:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All illegals should be caught and sent back. Either we hold to our policies or we throw them out altogether. Whenever the topic of illegal immigration comes up, politicians and hispanic groups start talking about America being a land of immigrants. Sorry, wrong answer!!
The topic is"illegals" not immigration. They quickly turn from the main topic and start talking about immigration and Ellis Island. Did the Native Americans immigrate here? Did the African Americans immigrate here? Do you not think it makes light of millions of African being tortured and brought to a country in which they did not want to come. That is not immigration;that is kidnapping.
Hispanics are the ONLY group in history that has overwhelmingly come to a country that did not want them. They try to implicate all ethnic groups as having done the same thing. I do not think so!!
2006-06-20 19:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by Richard Stapleton 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It takes a very long time and cost a lot of money. I can't remeber the specifics but I heard something like it's around 5 yrs, a few grand, and you have to have a sponsor such as an employer.
We should definately loosen requirements but on the other hand we have to know who enters our country. We need to weed out trouble makers and those who are not here to better themselves.
2006-06-20 19:10:11 · answer #3 · answered by CA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We subsidize education and services for the poor, so very many poor immigrants want to come. Because we are paying for them and need to conserve our schools and services for our own people as well, we like other developed countries limit how many can come. That makes the line long. However, we can't take as many as want to be here without driving our own country to the lowest common economic denominator with the countries they come from.
As someone else said today, we can't be the entire world's safety net. Our immigration policies need to be designed to meet the needs of this country, not the desires of foreigners who would like to immigrate.
2006-06-20 19:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
each and all of the regulation does is enforce federal regulation which the federal government has been neglecting. it truly is even much less apt to bring about profiling in case you examine it. If the regulation is going into consequence and it truly is misused, then people who misuse it is going to likely be subject to court docket circumstances. It even says that interior the bill. most of the criminal Hispanics in AZ are in desire of this regulation. approximately 20% of their regulation enforcement persons are Hispanic electorate. i'm in desire of it except it truly is abused. Any regulation could be abused.
2016-10-31 05:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way i look at it is if they come here legaly there cool and all, amarican citizans also. now take the wetbacks doin the constuction work on the naighborhood down the street. they cant speak english, smell funny and are here illigaly. i hate people like that! if u live in the us speak the fu^*in language!!!!
also the mexican s should copy our country not invade it! there are already to many of them here illegaly who need to be sent back. this is to the point were i cant understand the lady at mickdonalds!!! how hard is it to say cheeseburger?!?!
2006-06-21 01:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by rocknrollskwurl 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Maybe we'll (U.S.A.) get 11 of them who can play soccer! ;>)
2006-06-20 19:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋