K:
First,a permanent class of legal immigrants who are constantly told
,their labor is welcome,but their >families are not, will never be
full participants in the American dream.The Oath of Allegiance had
been >all about ensuring that new Americans don't have divided
loyalties.Now that will be enshrined in law.
**** This is a very critical point that you point out.
so-ko
At 11:20 PM -0500 7/7/07, kamal deka wrote:
First thing first.As a sovereign country, the USA has every right to
be bristling with prejudices as far as immigration policy is
concerned.They should not be criticized for being harsh with the
potential immigrants.However ,family reunification programme has
been the cornerstone for the past few decades.I can think of three
reasons as to why legal immigrants should be allowed to reunite with
their families.
First,a permanent class of legal immigrants who are constantly told
,their labor is welcome,but their families are not, will never be
full participants in the American dream.The Oath of Allegiance had
been all about ensuring that new Americans don't have divided
loyalties.Now that will be enshrined in law.
Families are the bedrock of American life.Recent poll shows that
young Americans identified broken families,not Iraq or global
warming as their greatest fear.What message does the White House
send out about family value when its action undercuts its sermon ?
Dr.David Ho,the Time magazine's man of the year in 1996, pioneered
the use of protease inhibitors to treat HIV-infected
patients.Thousands and thousands of Americans now have new lease on
life,thanks to him.He came to the USA at the age of 12 from Taiwan
to reunite with his father.
My point is that the legal and the illegal immigrants should not be
thrown into the same pot to swim or sink.
KJD
On 7/7/07, umesh sharma
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Kamal-da,
When Immigration began 500 years back in USA then there was no
family reunification programs -- those who had guts and desire for
adventure sailed across the oceans and never saw their families
again. Some prisoners had to be sent to Australia since no one in
thier right minds wanted to go to Australia -- some bribed and
escaped and came back to Britain -- read Chalres Dicken's Great
Expectations.
So why this pillar of immigration. Immigration means travel to a new
place -- not bringing all your hometown and family and friends with
you. Does it?
Umesh
kamal deka <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Do you know that the White House is floating a new immigration
proposal,which is designed to tear down another pillar of
immigration policy ----family reunification?
It appears that sibling and adult children of American citizen are
just out of luck,turned by a stroke of the pen from family members
into strangers in the eye of law.Instead of blood-ties,people will
be judged by a point system in which knowledge of English and
education would be given importance rather than family value.
KJD
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