Amnesty for legal applicants?

Question

Why do we only hear about amnesty for illegals? What about the people who have applied legally, and now wait patiently in line for their green cards? As you know, this can take a very long time, and I've heard of cases where husbands and wife have been split up literally for years before the bureaucracy has sorted their paperwork out ...

I am not pro amnesty for anyone, but IF there's going to be one, I say let's start with those who have submitted their paperwork legally, been screened and had their backgrounds checked ... anything else is a travesty ...

To those of you who don't seem to know ... you can apply legally, but you are not legal until the paperwork is issued ... consequently people who are doing it the right way and want to follow the laws have to wait, sometimes for years, to bring their wives or children over to the U.S. ... talk about breaking up families ...

And to the dear ole Imposter ... 48 and living in Chicago, eh? :) It's amazing how gullible people are .. OK, I'm really 98 and married to a Greek ... or 16 still in high school ... or 30 and unmarried ... take your pick ... one of the above or none of the above ... who gives a damn? :))

Answer 1

Great idea.

All the ILLEGALS want to cut in line and that's not fair. I have a friend who's been seperated from their partner for years. It isn't fair. Those who apply and come LEGALLY should be taken care of first. If you start giving amnesty to ILLEGALS, it would just muck up the system.

Not to mention rewarding someone for breaking the LAW.

Answer 2

People who have "submitted their paperwork legally, been screened and had their backgrounds checked" don't need amnesty, they're obeying the law. The illegals - who sneek over the border in violation of the law - should be rounded up and sent back where they came from to be a burden to their homeland, not the US.

Run a stop sign and the cops come after you. Crawl under the fence at the border in the middle of the night and you have a better chance of getting away scot-free.
Sad.

Answer 3

Thank you very much...This is an issue that I feel has been overlooked for way too long...
I am a 28 year old man from NC. My wife came here in a work - study program from Russia in her pursuit of her degree as an interpreter. We got married before her Visa expired and started the long, expensive process of filling out the paperwork.
Then along come the Mexicans, rioting, marching on Washington, and exercising rights that they do not have as American citizens. What does our government do? They talk of cowing down and giving in to these criminals who are breaking the law and giving them every break they can so they will be quiet and sit down.
Meanwhile, people like my wife and I are bound by bureaucratic red tape and are already sitting quietly and following the rules. No talk at all is spoken of what happens to the ones of us who are already in the long line looking for a way for her to be able to go visit her mom in Russia, her little brother...
My wife will have her baby in 3 weeks and sadly, her mom won't even be able to be by her side because of such laws.

Answer 4

That's exactly the problem, legal applicants have been kicked to the curb, and our country's being bum-rushed by people who've decided they'll just do whatever and to hell with the laws, anyway, because they're above em or whatever. Did you read about Mexico's whole matricula consular trip? Bush and company have basically laid out the red carpet for Mexico to move in without actually ever putting the question to the american voters. One more nail in their coffin, as far as I'm concerned...what people need to do NOW is go take issue with illegal immigration with their local city council, get it handed up to state, handed up to Washington, and put Congress in the spotlight until they put forth some no-nonsense legislation to clean up the whole immigration question...

Frankly, I think that we'd be money ahead to: a) build the border fence b) Get the US Border Patrol outfitted to where they can really do their job and c) advocate employer enforcement with the ICE. Do those 3 things, and most of this will all wash away, clearing a path for legal immigrants who are willing to do all that's necessary to work/live in our country legally.

Answer 5

Well this is a great question and I feel your heart in this. However, Amnesty is a government pardon for criminals and nothing more than that. It's unfortunate that some have come here trying to do the right thing, respecting our laws, and our government takes so long to get it done for them. I believe that granting Amnesty to those who are going through the legal process would be degrading and stereo-type them, in a way we'd be calling them criminals, pardoned yes, but still criminal. There should be no Amnesty for any one in my opinion. The borders should be closed, illegals should be deported and those who are in the legal process should be given our country's attention. They have my respect and consideration, in good conscience I could not give them Amnesty, I'd be calling them criminal, and they're no such thing.

Answer 6

Number one, many Americans don’t realize this, but there are countless millions of foreigners waiting patiently to enter the United States the right way.

"If there were no numbers, then there would be no policy. In other words, there are approximately 300,000,000 Chinese and 200,000,000 Indians, and 200,000,000 others who would like to work in the US. There has to be some kind of policy, or overwhelmed would not be an apt description of what would happen."
I would think at least half have a sad story-get in line-they have been waiting too.

Answer 7

It depends on what status. I mean you can be technically legal on a visitor or student visa both of which can be extended.

I am assuming you mean those who have filed for resident or immigrant status or even when a marriage petition is pending. All of those can take 2+ years.

But at least they are in the process. I know with the marriage petition, you can get a temporary social security number and at least work.

Answer 8

The problem is total numbers. Those here already are too many, and I see practical reasons why they or some subset thereof will be the ones elected. I agree that your way would be more fair. However, we can't give residency to so many and increase immigration of poor people further as well. We pay for them, and our services are failing.

To me, that is the biggest flaw of the Senate Bill, which has many flaws.

Answer 9

Thank you for your support! I am a legal immigrant and have been in the country for 10 years paying taxes and enjoying most of citizens' rights yet I am only now about to get my permanent residency!!! I am so sick and tired of hearing illegals demand rights!!! I am for an equal treatment of all but seeing people, who obviously chose not to play by the rules, want to get in front of law abiding resident aliens for regularization really gets to me.

Answer 10

Hey Sashie, before you make questions like this, why don't you do a little research before you post your stupid questions. Find out the processe of entering here legally. What the requirements are and so forth. Ignorance =Racism.

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