Monday, June 24, 2013
Immigration Sherry Neal
It was very interesting listening to Sherry Neal talk about the various immigration statuses and different programs and legislation. We are talking about legal status and government programs - which are of course going to be complex and confusing. I am not arguing that immigration should be as easy as pie - but after listening to her explanations is there really any wonder why people are here illegally? Many people see immigrants as a drain on society - but it is the system we have that is failing to allow them to participate fully in our society. I thought it was interesting when she talked about the fact that there are few avenues for unskilled and low-wage laborers to immigrate - in spite of the fact that much of our immigration history revolves around the need to fill those types of jobs.
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Your post is a good reminder that there is a need to provide ways for unskilled laborers to immigrate legally. They are the people most thought of when "illegals" are discussed, but in fact (if I am remembering correctly) most people here illegally came through legal means but overstayed their visas.
ReplyDeleteI believe that there is a need for immigrants to come here and work, as many of our own will never agree to work in a field or construction sites six days a week for 12 hours a day and less pay. I also understand that they should renew their visas and try to stay here in a legal way.
ReplyDeleteI aggree to all your proposal as it relates to unskilled workers, the DV Lottery opportunity Sherry Neal mentioned requires that you have at least a high dilpoma to be randomly selected. And when most of these people come over here, they do unkilled labor just till they get advanced degrees. So I agree the system needs to consider visa for non skilled workes.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing which you mentioned was the complex nature of immigration polices, I have had the opportunity to interact with many of the situations Sherry presented. They are even way more complex that you can ever imagine.