> Russ wrote: > Actually, the majority of the illegals caught in New Orleans are acting as > casual labor.
Just to throw it out, here's how I understand the immigration process: 1.) To get an H-1 Visa you need to have an employer sponsor you. Many technical workers from India, for example, will come over on a vistor's visa, secure a job, and then get sponsorship. You can also get an L-1 visa which is a business to business deal. 2.) So let's say you get an H-1. Then you can apply for a Green Card which takes about 7 years these days. However your H-1 will expire in 7 years and if it expires before you get your Green Card then you have to leave the country for a minimum of 1 year. 3.) Once you get your Green Card you're a "PR" or permanent resident forever. This means you can stay but can't vote. Frequently the government will immediately grant this status to, say, Cuban refugees or people "fleeing from persecution". 4.) After 5 years of being a PR, the person can apply for citizenship. 5.) Given they pass the tests, they are citizens. So, let's take about "breaking the law". With Cubans, they are breaking the law by coming to the US. The US, however, rather than deporting them will skip the visa process and immediately grant them PR status despite the fact that they broke the law. So, for those of you that are sticklers for a law that doesn't serve the public, are you saying that Cubans who came here illegally should be deported as well? Even if they were "rewarded" for breaking the law? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201713 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
