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Immigration sure is a hot topic. Growing up, I knew a couple of families who came to the US. Maybe their parents came here and they were born American citizens, or their entire family just moved here for a better job. Immigration is a sensitive issue for a lot of people because we are really a nation of immigrants.
For Republicans, immigration seems to be a black and white issue: you got here illegally, stayed here illegally, or you are welcome to live here (and sometimes work here). The legality of immigration and the immigration process is huge for American citizens. I assume some of the more interested parties are legal immigrants themselves, like our very own legal immigrant DP poster.
So the topic of the thread is not how should we handle immigration reform, but instead how we deal with immigrants who we welcome into our society. There is no doubt that Donald Trump supports legal immigration. He wants to make sure that everyone in the US is here legally.
What do we expect from immigrants, and what can these newcomers expect from us? Maybe there is a language barrier. Should they be expected to communicate with us in our national language, or will we provide the services of an interpreter? If only for the benefit of representation in legal documents or a court of law, I believe that such services should be available at minimum electronically, and it's commonplace in courtrooms, police stations, doctors' offices, etc. Our nation has put a significant amount of effort into providing accommodations to people who speak English as a secondary or tertiary language. But that's not to say that an interpreter is assigned to every immigrant in a 1:1 correspondence. It is an interpreter's job to serve people who are not native speakers of our national language.
We appreciate immigrants, and we want to ensure their long term success as American citizens. Not only have we shown the world that we can provide for immigrants in that way, but we have established a place in society for immigrants. Traditionally, the 'American Dream' may involve coming to America, and working for meager wages. Over time, if the immigrant is a successful au pair, engineer, laborer, etc. One of the things that we provide for immigrants is gainful employment.
Side note: In one of the rare cases in which I believe that Senator Leahy is not wasting my time and the tax dollars of Vermonters, he spoke about the EB-5 visa, otherwise known as the "Immigrant Investor Program." Thanks, Mr. Leahy. We can clearly see that this program is in need of reform.
Different visas allow for different stay lengths. According to the USCIS Naturalization Fact Sheet, "Special naturalization provisions exempt certain applicants from one or more of the general requirements for naturalization."
The people who are admitted most readily at our nation's borders are children, military personnel who have served the US, and spouses. So welcome to America, here is your complimentary parent, civilian life, and husband.
For Republicans, immigration seems to be a black and white issue: you got here illegally, stayed here illegally, or you are welcome to live here (and sometimes work here). The legality of immigration and the immigration process is huge for American citizens. I assume some of the more interested parties are legal immigrants themselves, like our very own legal immigrant DP poster.
So the topic of the thread is not how should we handle immigration reform, but instead how we deal with immigrants who we welcome into our society. There is no doubt that Donald Trump supports legal immigration. He wants to make sure that everyone in the US is here legally.
What do we expect from immigrants, and what can these newcomers expect from us? Maybe there is a language barrier. Should they be expected to communicate with us in our national language, or will we provide the services of an interpreter? If only for the benefit of representation in legal documents or a court of law, I believe that such services should be available at minimum electronically, and it's commonplace in courtrooms, police stations, doctors' offices, etc. Our nation has put a significant amount of effort into providing accommodations to people who speak English as a secondary or tertiary language. But that's not to say that an interpreter is assigned to every immigrant in a 1:1 correspondence. It is an interpreter's job to serve people who are not native speakers of our national language.
We appreciate immigrants, and we want to ensure their long term success as American citizens. Not only have we shown the world that we can provide for immigrants in that way, but we have established a place in society for immigrants. Traditionally, the 'American Dream' may involve coming to America, and working for meager wages. Over time, if the immigrant is a successful au pair, engineer, laborer, etc. One of the things that we provide for immigrants is gainful employment.
Side note: In one of the rare cases in which I believe that Senator Leahy is not wasting my time and the tax dollars of Vermonters, he spoke about the EB-5 visa, otherwise known as the "Immigrant Investor Program." Thanks, Mr. Leahy. We can clearly see that this program is in need of reform.
Different visas allow for different stay lengths. According to the USCIS Naturalization Fact Sheet, "Special naturalization provisions exempt certain applicants from one or more of the general requirements for naturalization."
The people who are admitted most readily at our nation's borders are children, military personnel who have served the US, and spouses. So welcome to America, here is your complimentary parent, civilian life, and husband.
