A Letter To The Editor

I couldn't find the time estimates on that site, can you be more specific?

Sounds like a great idea.

I don't care whether stupid laws are enforced. Did you know it is illegal to ride a unicycle in East Tumbleweed, Nevada?

barfo

 

Sure Maris. Asking you how immigration works and how long it takes reeks of racism. Good answer.

I'm saying that there is no realistic path to citizenship for most people - as Denny's rather nice flowchart clearly shows.

barfo

 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub...gration/58_favor_welcoming_immigration_policy

58% Favor Welcoming Immigration Policy

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% favor a policy that would welcome all immigrants except “national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system.” Just 26% disagree with such an approach, while 16% more are not sure.

Support for a welcoming immigration policy is a bit higher among Republicans than it is among Democrats or voters not affiliated with either of the parties. Just 19% of GOP voters oppose a generally welcoming immigration policy. Opposition is at 28% among Democrats and 31% among unaffiliateds.

 

This from the guy who thinks cellular towers are out to get him.

 

Our company wants to hire a Canadian. We're told he's expected to have a work visa in about 4-6 weeks. Once he has that, he can come here legally. Who is the "capper" at the 10,000 or 85,000 on Denny's chart above? Can the President, instead of bitching about racism and profiling, just say "Hey everyone, we're estimating there's 400,000 of you fine people here undocumented. We'd like to fix that. So we're going to start issuing 500,000 work visas a year." Or talk to his pal Nancy and get it going?

Is there a reason that migrant workers, Pro's Ranch Grocery workers, "honest laborers" cannot do the same? I don't care if you don't want to be a citizen...just go through the legal route of coming to the country and/or working here.

 

Yes, there is a reason. Note that in the case of your company hiring a Canadian, your company is involved. Your company filled out the forms, your company probably paid the fees.

Now, how many migrant workers have employers that are willing to spend the time and money to do the employer portion of the visa application? Very very few, I'd guess.

The "legal route of coming to the country and/or working here" doesn't exist if you don't already have a job lined up and an employer willing to do the paperwork.

barfo