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Kent Wills wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:50:54 GMT, Michael Scheltgen
> <mjs818@econ.usask.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>	It starts with an employee sponsor.  In order to get that, an
>>>immigrant will have to have been in the U.S. on a work visa.
>>>	Then the real fun begins, since only a select number of
>>>applicants are considered for a green card.  Of those, even fewer are
>>>lucky to get one.
>>>
>>
>>This brings up the point, it is comparatively easy to immigrate 
>>ILLEGALLY to the USA but difficult to immigrate LEGALLY.  Maybe 
>>if it were not so difficult for honest literate people to 
>>immigrate to the USA there might be fewer illegal immigrants. 
>>The incentives are "perverse".
>>
>>There are a lot of decent literate people who would like to 
>>immigrate to the USA to do the menial work that many illegals 
>>currently do, if only for the opportunities the USA presents for 
>>their children.
>>
>>The only rules would be you cannot vote, you cannot collect 
>>welfare, and you and your kids mustn't have a criminal record 
>>before you enter or get one while you're in the USA.
>>
>>All IMHO
> 
> 
> 	I agree with you.  It is far too hard to legally enter the
> U.S.  While some restrictions are necessary (allowing someone in who
> has been convicted of multiple robberies in his/her home country would
> be bad), it is too difficult for the honest immigrants.
> 

A lot of people succeed at the process.  Except for the length of 
waiting time that gives people time to learn about the country and 
decide if they want to join for sure, I don't really think it is 
particularly burdensome.  By limiting immigration to those who are 
reasonably healthy, able and willing to work, and have prospects of 
making a living we give time for the people to acclimate to our society 
before we get new ones.

I think open immigration to be a great mistake for the applicants and 
for the country.


Harold