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Reform Immigration
Laws To Make Easy To Do it Legally
by Howard Melamed
I am an immigrant to this great country
of ours, and one that has entered this country legally and followed
all of the rules. In the year 2000 I became a US Citizen, again
following all of the rules. I waited my turn, and although there are
many people that get a free ticket to the front of the line, there
are literally millions of people who have paid their $350 and are
waiting patiently for the INS to issue them a visa to enter the
United States. We do not need a free ticket for those that
simply decided to butt in to the front of the line illegally, but
rather reform the immigration laws that would speed up entry into
the United States legally.
Most citizens of
this country would have no idea as to the bureaucracy that exists
for an immigrant. Besides the numerous rules and regulations, the
INS is consumed with red tape and no willingness to move quicker
then a snail. When you apply for immigration to the US you are
bluntly told that you are going to wait a long time, sometimes as
much as 5 years before your case will even be reviewed. Many
times they lose the paperwork and you have to resubmit. You become
frustrated with a system that will allow illegal immigrants to enter
the country, work here, and obtain all of the benefits. Yet, there
you are, doing it by the book to insure a better life for your
family. Mp wonder 12 million people are here illegally since legally
sometimes gets you no where.
To add insult to
injury, you find out that the INS has a lottery program, where you
simply enter your name only if you are lucky enough to live in any
other country other than Canada, or the United Kingdom ( hostile
nations no doubt). All you have to do is fill out a form. 3% of the
applicants get into this country
immediately, bypassing all of those poor souls that didn't win. It
is a big game . It is a big joke.
It is a big game to
our Politian that passed a law for Cubans that are trying to flee
their country. The game is that if you make it to shore before the
US Coast Guard catches you, then you win. Get caught and you get
sent back to hell back to Cuba. A game played out everyday.
Americans you see like a good game.
There is no reason
in the world that we cannot process applications for immigration in
a quick fashion. It also needs to be fair. If you are Haitian
you really have no choice but to try to enter this country
illegally, as it seems that blacks are not as welcome as other
minorities. And if you are willing to contribute something to this
country, you are given the cold shoulder as well. I know
someone that after years finally got the green card he applied
for even though he invested money in a business and employees more
than 10 people. It makes no sense, but , understandably makes
perfect sense to those that understand government bureaucracy.
Here are a few
suggestions that I have for our government to reform the immigration
act.
1. Add more staff to
process applications. It is tragedy that we keep family member from
uniting with citizens of this country. More people means
faster processing. We need to turnaround applications within a week
after they are submitted and not 7 years in some cases.
2. Make it fair for
all people that want to immigrate to this country. It should
not be based on a particular country, or color, or religion.
Everyone should be treated equally. Isn't that what our country is
supposed to be about?
3. We need to
examine the type of jobs that are being given out to illegal
immigrants. If it requires an illegal immigrant to do it,
ask yourself why an American doesn't want to do that job. Simply
put, illegal immigrants are working for less money and no benefits.
When they get injured there is no Workman's compensation. You
want farm workers, then build it into the immigration law, and make
it so that the permit can be obtained quickly.
4. For those that
are here illegally, once the law is reformed and it is easier
to come in to the united states without the long procedures currency
in place, they can apply, just like everyone else. If they are
here, and they have committed no crime other than being here
illegally, there is nor reason for them to leave. they should fill
out the form, and get processed as quickly as everyone else.
If the processing is quick, then those that have applied before in a
legal manner, and those that now apply will all be given a speedy
review. Sure they should be placed at the back of the line, but
again there is no reason by the line cannot be a fast moving one/ I
do not believe that they should be thrown out as they are victims of
a harsh immigration law provides them no relief from their
suffering. However, once the new immigration law gets passed,
and it is easier to get into the united states, there is no excuse
for entering illegally. It should then be a crime.
This is truly a
compassionate country, and there really no reason to assume that 12
million people that are here illegally are all criminals. We always
work by the principle innocent until proven guilty and if their only
crime that they have committed is to contravene a inhumane
immigration law.
We need an
immigration law that can be respected and not laughed at. We need a
law that treats people with respect. Once in place, there is
no excuse for being here illegally. Until a fair and impartial
law is brought forward we cannot expect anyone here illegally to
want to be here legally.
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