What is the major barrier for illegals to come to the country legally? Why must they break the law to do it?
2006-12-19 04:50:28 · 16 answers · asked by badneighborvt 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I'm reading the procedure on the uscis.gov web site, and I don't see where money has come into play yet... it's just a long tedious process, similar to our citzens who have to take US history and english classes for what is it now.. 12 years? or at least until the age of 16 when people can drop out of school...
2006-12-19 05:02:20 · update #1
Hard or easy isn't really the point, nor is the need for money to get here. Those are all criteria used by most other countries too. The real point is that the Mexican government imprisons illegals and cries that we simply deport them while neglecting their own people. The villain here isn't the US or our government, the real villain is the Mexican government that is neglecting its own people and trying to foist them off on somebody else. Perhaps the people of Mexico should take a long look at their government and decide if it should be replaced by one that cares for its people.
2006-12-19 05:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The major barriers are the length of time it takes and the money involved. The ones who come over illegally are doing so because they and their children are starving now. They cannot afford to wait the 5-15 years required of them, they'll have starved long before that time.
And if they can't even get enough money to feed themselves properly how in the world can they ever afford the $2,000-7,000 it takes to do all the paperwork and job and language lessons to come here. Essentially the goverment guarantees at least 5 years wait, but more than likely they'll never be able to afford it. So they do it illegally.
2006-12-19 12:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why go through the difficulty and possibility of being rejected when the border is not enforced and employers are rarely punished for employing illegals. If I am a Mexican with a bad disease, why not try to cross, get treatment, get work, save some money and retire in style. We let it happen, don't put all the blame on the illegals.
2006-12-19 13:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by SteveA8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people don't have the money to pay the USCIS but they have it to pay a coyote. This is something I'll never comprehend.Maybe the coyotes advertise more. Most people do not know where the closest American counsalate is.Those who do , have to have at least 300usd in the bank,must have a steady job,and pay 200usd just to get interviewed. This does not guarantee they will get a visa to come to the USA.
2006-12-19 13:00:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The process can be long and many people don't want to wait, and another barrier, is that maybe someone could have a criminal record in their country and depending on the record, they could be refused. Like I said there are several ways to get status in the U.S. and you would have to look at their web site to see which might apply to you and your particulat situation.
2006-12-19 12:57:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It takes a long long long time. If you want to come visit you have to have so much money and the person you are going to visit you have to know everything about them. I mean everything. I know people that wait 5-10 years to come over here. They want to come over to make a better life. In Mexico sometimes you can only make four dollars a day. It's not as easy as everyone thinks. It's not like you just fill out paper work and 2 months later you can come over here.
Money does come into play. I have a family member who is trying to come visit right now. She has been denied twice cause she needs to have so much money, and I have to be able to support her, and know where she is and what she is going to do when I'm at work, and so on.
2006-12-19 12:59:19 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkles 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Go to www.USCIS.gov and read what's involved. Immigration law is second only to tax law in it's complexity and ability to confuse even the most intelligent layman.
UPDATE - There is a list of various forms with pdf links (to get a copy) and the associated fee. It can cost several hundred to several thousands of dollars, depending on the type of application.
2006-12-19 12:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
visit the web address that was mentioned above...add up all the fees you would have to pay. As a person who is married to someone from the UK, and we have done it LEGALLY...I truly understand why they just cross the border...It cost us $450 to have 1 form filed, and to date we have spent around $2,000 to get him his permanent residence card...its worth every penny but very frustrating
2006-12-19 13:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jessi 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They just don't want to become legal, they rather come here illegally, abuse the American system and take away jobs!
They rather say laws are racists (which is the biggest joke I've heard in ages).
2006-12-19 13:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by mikea_va 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
you need money, and time, and a sponser here in the US, oh, and not to forget that they US wont let most people.
2006-12-19 14:50:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋