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> This can mean that children who turn 18 may need to leave the US and return to a country they have possibly never known. This is barbaric and inhumane; I wou
by q-big 5y ago
> This can mean that children who turn 18 may need to leave the US and return to a country they have possibly never known. This is barbaric and inhumane;
I would rather suggest to change
> 3. H1B visas are for 3 years and can be renewed once, for a total of 6 years. [...] But if you have a pending green card application you can stay indefinitely;
to "You didn't get a green card in this timeframe? Bad luck - go home." This would solve the mentioned problem with children and also the mentioned problem
> 5. [...] it is a modern form of indentured servitude. The employee can't leave nor complain about conditions because then they lose their application and have to return home;
- Cederfjard 5y ago> You didn't get a green card in this timeframe? Bad luck - go home." Please excuse an uninformed question, but does anyone get a green card within that timeframe?
- thaumasiotes 5y agoYes, it's not hard to do. Marry an American and it will take much less than 9 years to get a green card, if you want one.
- legolas2412 5y agoWhat if one is already married? Or in a relationship with a non American?
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoThen it is subject to the same bottleneck as described earlier, which is greater than nonzero. I'm not OP or GP, but that was my interpretation.
- legolas2412 5y agoI know. I am criticizing OP on suggesting that it is not hard to immigrate to the USA. As if it is even a worthwhile option to suggest that people leave their families and marry Americans.