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The USA has an orderly and, from what I understand from my immigrant friends and coworkers, not too difficult immigration process already. The meritocracy is h

by lupatus 15y ago

The USA has an orderly and, from what I understand from my immigrant friends and coworkers, not too difficult immigration process already. The meritocracy is here already. The article's author decided to cheat the system and be a criminal.

pmb 15y ago
"Not too difficult". Hah. http://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.php http://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-... The shortest route is 10 years.
- pfedor 15y ago
  It's not true. I got an employment-based green card a little over a year after I set foot in the country. What is true is that the system is rigged against Indians and Chinese. If you are Indian and don't have a PhD, then yes, you may have to wait 10 years, probably longer in fact. Unlike the hardships of illegal immigrants, this hardly ever gets any attention though.
icarus_drowning 15y ago
I'm an American who has contacts with a group of people who are illegal aliens. We have been trying to go the correct route for years. Trust me when I say it is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. The entire reason we have a problem is because there isn't a good way to "do things legally".
chaostheory 15y ago
I had to wait over 8 years to get my citizenship and wade through tons of bureaucracy and paperwork. In my experience it was anything but easy. It took a letter to the governor of my state, asking for help so that I can vote for him; to get things moving. Suddenly everything magically fell into place within two weeks of writing that letter. It's probably only 'easy' for Canadians.
- rplacd 15y ago
  In all seriousness, though, would you recommend anyone else do that after being able to prove you've "done your time" in the system?
  - chaostheory 15y ago
    Recommend writing a letter to your governor or local politician? Yes. Dismantle the bureaucracy that makes immigration so difficult? Yes. I believe in free markets.

by lupatus 15y ago

pmb 15y ago

"Not too difficult". Hah. http://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.php http://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-... The shortest route is 10 years.

pfedor 15y ago
It's not true. I got an employment-based green card a little over a year after I set foot in the country. What is true is that the system is rigged against Indians and Chinese. If you are Indian and don't have a PhD, then yes, you may have to wait 10 years, probably longer in fact. Unlike the hardships of illegal immigrants, this hardly ever gets any attention though.

icarus_drowning 15y ago

I'm an American who has contacts with a group of people who are illegal aliens. We have been trying to go the correct route for years. Trust me when I say it is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. The entire reason we have a problem is because there isn't a good way to "do things legally".

chaostheory 15y ago

I had to wait over 8 years to get my citizenship and wade through tons of bureaucracy and paperwork. In my experience it was anything but easy. It took a letter to the governor of my state, asking for help so that I can vote for him; to get things moving. Suddenly everything magically fell into place within two weeks of writing that letter. It's probably only 'easy' for Canadians.

rplacd 15y ago
In all seriousness, though, would you recommend anyone else do that after being able to prove you've "done your time" in the system?
- chaostheory 15y ago
  Recommend writing a letter to your governor or local politician? Yes. Dismantle the bureaucracy that makes immigration so difficult? Yes. I believe in free markets.