For those who say that our immigration laws are out dated, what changes should we make ?

Question

Do you want no fee ? Do you want less paper work ? Less time that it takes to get done ? Do you want no limits on how many can come from a country in a year ? If you want changes please tell us why, the U S A has had these immigration laws for years, some of us feel that they have worked fine for over 200 years.

Yes, i'm talking about laws that deal with legal immigration. I to feel that all our immigration laws should be enforced.

Some do not even know why we have limits.

I still feel our laws are just fine, we do not need reform, but we do need enforcement.

Answer 1

I dont think we have to make so many changes as much as just enforcing the existing laws.

Answer 2

I say, close the border for at least 10 years. Clear out all those who are here illegal. Leave it closed.
But, that's not a reality, I know. I do know that our(American) people are not being treated fairly. Look at those who want and TRY to enforce the immigration laws. Thet get killed, illegals steal the uniforms off their bodies and pose as them. The Minute Men get laughed at. Land owners get their land taken away from them by illegals who sue for damages when they get hurt crossing the border!!
No fee, it costs more once they get here.
Paperwork? What paperwork? Tell me what paperwork gets done?? It doesn't matter how many we 'allow' to come over...we get those anyway...the legal ones. It's the ILLEGAL ones you can't keep track of!
I just happen to be one person that really gets upset when those who BREAK THE LAW GETS UPSET! ARGH!!!
Sorry...this is just such an issue with me.

Answer 3

THis is what I think all the ILLEGAL ones..get them out NOW..keep them out. those who want to come in legally should first of all learn to speak English and write it . THen they should get jobs and pay taxes...I think there should be a waiting limit such as a year or so before they are allowed to get welfare, govt housing, financial aid, etc..This time will tell if they are going to be able to follow the rules in the US or just be criminals and cause trouble..If they cause trouble they should yank their papers and send them back home PERMANENTLY..we have enough people who live here causing crime....filling up our jails...If you add 1 more mexican a day, then that means in 1 or 2 months a murderer or pedophile or rapist will be let out on the street to hurt again. It would clear out our prisons, and there would be a lot more money available to help starving kids AMERICAN kids...I am just tired of hearing about KIDS born in US who don't have food to eat but yet we feed the mexicans 3 or more meals a day..that irks me.

Answer 4

Immigration applies for some reason to people who are Married to American Citizens that wish to enter the country as Non-Immigrants and maintain residence in their home country. There should be an ammendment for easier travelling of spouses crossboarder to visit their family from time to time. If you are a spouse and do not wish to become a US Citizen or make application for a Visa which is typically a one-time entry, you are picked on constantly by boarder officials. Often to the point of being banned for no reason other than spending 'too much time with your family', which is entirely open to the speculation and bias of the officer interogating you at the boarder, or out of spite for not wishing to become a US Citizen... it equates to fine, don't bother coming back...

Immigration seems to be biased in thinking that everyone wants to become a US Citizen, this is sometimes not the case. I am a Canadian Citizen married to an American Citizen whom is ineligible to enter Canada at this time, so was frequently crossing the boarder to visit my Wife and Family in the US... this was a nightmare... utterly and completely, they finally banned me permanently, so much fairer for the way I've already been treated in the past by them.

Something needs to be done instead of having to constantly apply for visas, and prove you do not wish to reside in the US and that you're not living there, and that you have a job, and that all these things need to be met and met and met, over and over and over, being belittled and harassed all the time... it would also help if Homeland Security actually understood immigration law, and that they weren't always threatening me with weapons, and such slurs as, "why didn't you marry someone from your OWN country then you wouldn't have to go through this"...

That's hardly the point... there is little legislation to make it easy for me to visit on birthdays, christmas, special get togethers, or time of emotional support and need with ease... it's all or nothing with boarder authority... some of us just need it half-way until things can be sorted out on other levels. Life is complicated enough. ;) On a whole though, the processes are too slow, immigration officials lose documents, fail to issue visas correctly, and for the most part seem equipped to toss out human civil rights when they feel like picking on someone.

Accountability... there's little if any for people who are unjustly treated by members of Homeland Security, INS, or mistreated by Consular Officers when they're put through undue hardship. Compassion and understanding doesn't seem to be in their vocabulary. I've been dealing with Immigration and Homeland Security since 1995, and finally they just decided to permanently ban me from US soil... Don't know, but I would definitely say there's drastic room for improvement on all levels. Marriage is as well-suited to saying you're crossing the boarder to kill the president. It's a word often equated with a 10 year ban attached to it.

Alot of people go the illegal route, because going the legal route just isn't possible for a lot of people. The system on those levels is a complete failure, it's overwhelmed as is... I don't know the answers, but I'll be more than happy to point out it shortcomings.

Answer 5

I am a naturalized citizen and I think the legal immigration laws work just fine! I went the whole 10 yards and it seemed extremely fair and reasonable to me! No complaints from me!

Answer 6

These questions will be handled by the new Congress beginning in January.
We as a nation need comprehensive immigration reform. There are so many who want an open policy which allows two or three million immigrants to enter annually. There are those who support the existing one plus million who now enter legally annually. And then there are those who want to contract our policy of allowing fewer.
I wish to provide here a sane policy built on the principle, 'If you build it they will come!' This policy states, 'If you want foreign workers and their families then you must first build the homes, hospitals, schools, social service agencies, staff them and have it all in place prior to inviting the workers and theirfamilies. It is unfair to existing citizens in a community or state to have to finance those costs out of their taxes. Those facilities which need to be first constructed should be paid for from the funds of those who benefit the most-the employers.
Immigration is a national policy. It is not a state policy. If the federal govenment wants Montana to take 50,000 immigrants then the federal government should provide the funds for their health care, education, social services, roads, court and incarceration costs. The people of Montana do not have that responsibility.
So, my question is, 'Why should the federal government ignore the wishes of the people of Montana?' If the people of Montana wish to shoulder those costs then they could lobby their legislators volunteering a tax upon themselves.
As it stands, our policy, or better yet, our lack of immigration policy, places financial burdens particuarlly heavily upon ten states. The other states don't mind because it is not a cost for them to bear. The ten states who involuntarily have to provide the $billions in social services to the immigrants must raise their taxes upon all taxpayers (those who file tax returns and owe state tax) and also they must raise their property and sales taxes. This creates an unequal unfair burden upon the ten states.
The lack of national planning has created ten state crises which unfairly burden the ten states.
Congress should in 2007 do everything in its power to resolve this problem of overburdening states which receive the bulk of the immigrants.
Even if you are not from one of the overburdened states you should get your congressional representative to vote for comprehensive immigration reform.

Answer 7

My only comment about immigration, it shouldn't take so long to get a green card and then citizenship. I think one wait period is enough. And I don't believe we should change the laws to make it easier for illegals to become legal.

Answer 8

I say we keep the ones that are willing to come here and work.
And send the ones on welfare back to their homeland

Answer 9

I like your 4 th one exept I would make one minor change -- i would omit the word "NO" from your question.