all Immigrants?

Question

Immigrants should first and foremost benefit the citizens of the recieving country. We should not accept under- educated low skilled workers. We should accept people that have alot to offer This country and give qualified people incentives to come here. Do you agree with this?

Are you talking about some low skilled workers orthe 30 million that snuck in? 30 million is a bit more than we need it's becoming a drain on the economy.

Answer 1

no..

If you only have high skilled people coming into this country, or any other country for that matter... who are going to do the low skilled jobs? the cleaning toilets type of jobs or construction.. Those positions today are occupied by low skilled immigrants...and their children aren't going to follow their parent's footsteps....

If you have a lack of construction workers...the economy flops...it's a fact....construction fuels many industries...so what's your resolution then..

we need a balance of everything... and that includes low skilled workers.

Lastly, construction workers are skilled people....however they don't have to be to get into those jobs.. and that's what I mean when I say low skilled...

Answer 2

USA became the most powerful country surpassing long established European countries, very quickly, by accepting practically anyone who wanted to come here, educated or not, rich or poor (from the beginning to fairly recently, that is, mid-20th century.)

These peoples are our grandfathers and grandmothers.

How do we determine what benefit the most the citizens of the receiving country? Have you ever thought that poors and un-educated immigrants might actually be just as valuable for the economy than highly skilled and educated people?

Also, how smart, wise or hard working surely is a better metric than wealth and education, but much more difficult to measure, so we fall back on simplicity and misses lots of good opportunities to welcome valuable and much needed immigrants. This is where an open policy is more efficient.

So, an open immigration policy does make lots of economic sense and no the USA is far from being crowded (Switzerland is 5x more crowded, yes, Switzerland!)

Part of the current immigration policy (simplified) is to attract as many educated people as possible as long as they are not taking a job that could have been done by an unemployed permanent resident or a US citizen. This is a long and costly process.
So we are even afraid of the educated ones.

The problem people have with immigration today is often related to our current social system, which, generously redistribute wealth from the mid and upper-class to the poorer through all sort of very sought after programs (health, education, etc.)
Nothing wrong about redistributing wealth (charity is very good), but it always feels better when it's voluntary.

As long as this system will be there, immigration will be seen as problematic by the current residents and established tax payers.
On top of this, people do see immigrants as taking away "their" jobs, educated or not.

This is the same in every country, not just the USA.

So, I think I disagree since I don't know how to define "qualified people".

Answer 3

Actually all immigration to the US needs to be cut off for at least 10 years.

The line, "They're doing jobs Americans won't do" is a catchy soundbite line used to persuade Americans who won't bother to think for themselves.

Fact of the matter is, who were doing these jobs (low skilled) before the illegals flooded in? Americans, that's who.

I know people who've been run out of construction jobs because illegals have flooded in. And guess what? The workmanship of most of these illegals is awful. Homes that start having problems within 5 years is the norm because of them.

Corporations run this country, American citizens do NOT. Corporations want cheap labor. It's all in pursuit of the Almighty dollar. Politicians and greedy corporate fat cats live in gated communities, and have armed body guards. They're making themselves rich at the expense of the common man.

Answer 4

My wife came to the US in 1985 from the Philippines and she already had a good knowledge of the language and history etc etc but she still studies books because she was told she would be tested on various subjects.
The day of the test the person preforming the test who was an American Black Lady talked to my wife and when she found out my wife ran a Chinese Restaurant the only questions she asked my wife was "how do you cook this? or how do you cook that?"
well, it was good my wife studied but I don't think our country is serious about keeping our standards high. It used to be a privilege to be an American citizen and now it is twisted to be some sort of God given right that we have to give every Tom Dick or Harry admittance to our country...and please press one if you want this in English? please

They say the Roman Empire fell because the Romans who once prized the Citizenship of the Roman Empire so highly opened it up to the barbarians and they just brought the empire down to their level.

Answer 5

ABSOLUTELY!

The part of the equation your forgetting is that the immigrant ASSIMILATE into the culture of the country he/she is moving to.

Some of the most patriotic people to ever grace our shores are those from foreign lands, those willing to work hard, contribute something to society, obey our laws. Basically, follow the rules and CONTRIBUTE.

The US used to be the great melting pot. Sadly, these days it seems that someone has shut off the heat and threw open the borders letting in hordes of trash with their hands out demanding "rights" they are not entitled to.

I've nothing against LEGAL immigration, although I'd really like to see it limited for a time to get us back on track and figure out just who belongs here and who has broken the law and needs to leave.

I honestly couldn't be prouder than to see a person who has followed the rules to come here, work hard and do all they can to make this a better country. If they add a LITTLE part of where they come from to the pot, all the better.

Keep in mind, immigration comes with a price, and responsibility. It is up to the immigrant to learn the language and follow the rule of law, first and foremost.

Coming here demanding WE change is not the way to make a life. Most of us aren't real interested in how it's done elsewhere. Way I see it, if it was so much better in the country you came from, why leave?

Answer 6

first of all, legal immigration is fine and has set limits in the usa
and every country in the world. from zero to whatever.

illegal immigration is not any form of immigration, it is a racist, bigoted justification of breaking and entering (into any nation).

human traffiking is running humans for sale, and slavery even across the border into the usa.

all high school graduates should have first consideration for all jobs possible. all college graduates should have first consideration when college is completed. all combat veterans of war, each war should have number one placement. i am a person who was denied employement thru vra...so "words" are words and "deeds" means the combat veteran has earned and needs the preemptive rights to earning a living in the country they served...not illegal aliens come first.

then legal immigrants.

then, if you have not filled all slots ...raise legal immigration limits.

it should be life in prison with out parole for those people who hire illegal aliens ...starting with the "buck starts at the ceo" not just managers.

Answer 7

Go to the site below and see if you could pass the US citizenship test. Most Americans could not pass the test. So where do you want to send the "under-educated low skilled workers" who are already citizens?

Answer 8

I agree but there are going to be so many skilled and unskilled jobs in the US over the next 20 years that birth rate in the US cant fill due to attrition from the baby boomers.That is why the government is letting in so many and outsourcing so much.But I do think it should be regulated, documentation and immunized but not granted citizenship ,that should be earned not given away.

Answer 9

When it comes down to it the USA is bringing in too many legal immigrants for our economy to support in the long run.
Then add to this the illegals and its going to cause economic collapse.

Answer 10

Our corporations are the ones who have provided low paying jobs for them. American people won't work the low-skilled low-pay jobs.
Make the companies pay a realistic wage and it all goes away.

Answer 11

There is room in this country for both the skilled and the unskilled, and the educated and uneducated. We need both. What this country doesn't need of any kind is illegal immigrants. As long as they come legally we should welcome them all.