Americans often say "Oh !! Come here legally" But you got any idea how difficult is to come here legally ?????

Question

Inmigration to the US through the legal way it is very complicated. Americans often speak about inmigrants to come here legally, but they dont even have a clue of how complex are inmigration laws.
The only ways you can inmigrate legally are these:

Have money (a lot) to inmigrate as an investor, if you got money US dont care cause you're not a burden.

Have an extraordinary talent, but besides that you need an sponsor willing to employee you.

And the last one (the easier one and the one I did) getting married to an american. but its gotta be true love, and they will investigate on that.

these are the legal ways in order to get a green card, if you get here illegally and get caught you will never be able to make your paperwork. thats just the way it is. Poor people cant come in a legal way, period.

Answer 1

Millions have done it and from Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is not that hard-you must wait for citizenship--is that the part that is hard? Or keeping out of trouble? Or working or going to school full time? Or you must do paperwork? What is so hard?
My Niece's Mother in Law did it in her 80s. If she can others can. You want a hankie for that sob story?

Answer 2

Doesn't our government go by a lottery system? They allow so many immagrants in from Africa, from Italy, from Germany, etc. Also, I do not believe any are on a permanent basis either. Also, doesn't the immigrant, if picked by the lottery, have to have a sponser in the U.S. as well.

Yes, it's hard, but isn't that the way every country does it. There has to be some regulation or there would be chaos.

Sorry it is so hard.

A lot of Americans forget we live in the greatest country on this Earth. Everyone says they may hate our policies, but for some reason a lot of people still want to come here for the American Dream (which, by the way, no longer exists due to the B*** administration and it's tax cuts for large corporations, selling our debt to countries like China and Saudi Arabia, continuing an illegal war so his rich "base" continues to immorally make profit off of the backs or our young men and women risking their lives in Iraq, just so the few can get richer and the people are the ones always suffering.

Answer 3

However, it isn't as if they have any right to come here at all.

Many countries don't allow poor immigrants, at all. The United States allows some, however, since the middle class and higher substantially subsidize the cost of education and other services for the poor, the number we allow is limited. Since it is a good deal for poor immigrants (in direct inverse proportion to how much of a cost it is to us) the line is long.

Coming illegally is stealing those services, and degrading them to the point where our own people can no longer get a good public education and our own poor people are left without easy access to adequate health care.

Massive legal immigration such as that proposed by the Senate Bill has the same consequence and was in no sense accounted for in that Bill.

Why should we foot the bill for another country's people?

Our immigration laws need to serve the needs of this country and prevent our services from being over-strained. Our laws are not and should not be designed merely to facilitate the access by people of other countries to our services and jobs.

Answer 4

Yes I am completely aware of how difficult and expensive it can be to immigrate to the the US. My husband is from Australia and we jumped through every hoop they put in front of us because we wanted to be together.
As for the rest of your question.... I've investigated the immigration laws of several countries including Australia and Canada and guess what.... ours are less strict than theirs.
And do you know why? They don't want to have to take care of other country's indigent people anymore than we do. It would never cross my mind to go into drive up to Canada and say "Ok I'm here, now give me free health care and take care of me".
Yes I know that most illegal immigrants work very hard for very little pay. But that would not be the case if they had come in legally and weren't forced to work "under the table". I believe that the immigration laws should be changed so that more "working class" people can immigrate, but I also believe that you should be able to demonstrate a skill that benefits the community.
Sorry I know it's not politically correct but that's how I feel.

Answer 5

So what? It is just as hard to get a resident Visa for most countries. At least the US allows people who actually go through the process to work equally with natural citizens. Some countries do not even allow that. Besides, why do I want to work and pay taxes so that someone can immigrate to the US just so they can go on Welfare? My wife came here legally (from the Philippines) before we got married. Yes it took time, and yes it costs money, but that is life!

Answer 6

Well, I guess I say to you, "Too bad!" It is the right of the people of the USA to determine who they want to immigrate into their country. Mexico apparently doesn't want Guatemalans and Hondurans and El Salvadorans, either. All countries in the world set out guidelines for immigration and there is a reason for this - they can only afford so many immigrants and they want to choose immigrants who will make a net contribution to the economy of the country rather than a net drain on it. If you don't qualify to come to the USA, look around at some other nice countries and see if you can immigrate to them, instead. USA isn't the ONLY other country in the world, you know! Or else, better yet, stay in your country and band together with your countrymen and women and make your country a better place to live so you don't have to look elsewhere!

Answer 7

My husband immigrated to the US after I married him, and after we had one kid and another about to be born. They did make us fill out forms and get police checks and all, but it was not that bad. It is a process, and we need to respect it.

Try Canada - we are trying to get his residency in Canada now (I am a dual citizen.) That is almost impossible. It involves reams of senseless papers and questions. The immigration officers so far have been fairly rude and ignorant of their own laws. They are making us prove with picutres and paragraphs of explanations about how we met, how we live, who knows we are married, etc... The fact that there are four kids lined up at the counter a perfect mix of my husband and me, with birth certificates to prove it might be counted as some proof that this marriage is not some immigration scam, you'd think, but no it does not count.

The US may be tough, but it is at least respectful and logical. There are legal ways, I know from experience, both through marriage and other ways, but they are not easy. If they were easy, the whole world would want to move here.

And he learned English better than many Americans ever did, too. I firmly believe that if you move to a country, you need to learn its language. and you need to work, and work legally and pay taxes.

Answer 8

We don't want people to immigrate, then sit at home and collect welfare... so what?

Check this out as an example (Come if you are rich):
Acquiring Mexican Citizenship is an involved process, and it is not easy to do. As a minimum, you must have been living in Mexico for 5 years (2 years under special circumstances) and have resident status.
Retirees: If you are over 50 years of age, and want to engage in "non remunerative activities" and you are receiving funds from abroad (from a pension or other investments or fixed income) at least to the value of 400 times the daily minimum daily wage per month* and a further 200 times daily minimum wage per month for each dependent (e.g. spouse, children) then you can apply for a Retiree Immigration Permit. (Personal note... there are only 31 days a month, but you have to make 400 times the daily minimum wage per month?)
Investors: You can receive an immigration permit if you are willing to invest your capital in Mexico. You investment can be directed at industry or services, and must equal a minimum of 26,000 times the minimum daily wage in Mexico City*. (Note: that amount is = to about 72 people working 365 days a year or 84 people working a 6 day work week every week.)

Answer 9

This is unfortunate, and many people who are poor find a way to do it legally. It may take them years to come, but they find a way to stay within the laws. Just because something is difficult, it doesn't mean that we should disregard it. Maybe we should be patient and work our way around it. I have worked with a lot of non immigrant (assisting them with legally getting their documents to become a LPR) that worked for long years to find the money to come into the US. Sometimes, taking the easier way out is not the best way.

Answer 10

I would be more than happy to use the same policy on immigration that Mexico uses.

Anyways, everyone else figures out legal ways to get here despite the difficulty's. I would be fine in making it easier but we have to control the problem that exist now first. America has one of the easiest immigration policies in the world. Do some research and find out what it takes in Europe, Canada, Mexico and other places.

Answer 11

My parents came here legally. My dad had job skills, so yea i suppose he had a way in. But i still believe it shows great disrespect to this country when you break the law and enter the country illegally.
Remember Mexico is also horrible to illegals. Except there they beat them, rape, and rob them and no one cares. Even those there legally will face discrimination when it comes to finding jobs, even government jobs. So really i dont see where mexico has any ground to stand on expecting the U.S. just to open its doors. All they want is the revenue from the people sending money home.