Why Legal Immigration Is Nearly Impossible: US Legal Immigration Rules Explained

Post by Freedom2 » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 1:47 AM UTC

programjames wrote: post #26

blindriver wrote: post #6

Just because someone wants to immigrate to the US doesn't mean they should be allowed. This is the underlying truth that is indisputable. This article says that it grants 1 million green cards per year to legal immigrants, which is extremely generous. To say it's "nearly impossible" is absurd. I myself, my wife, and 80% of my friends are all legal immigrants to the US.

It really isn't very hard to get a temporary O1 Visa, which can turn into a permanent E1/E2 visa. You just have to be extra-ordinary in your field. Pretty much every country wants to import people they know will make their country a better place—even North Korea lets Americans ("the enemy") teach at their universities—and it's not hard to demonstrate this.

Post by toomuchtodo » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 1:49 AM UTC

legitster wrote: post #27

pton_xd wrote: post #4

Conclusion: "The administration should loosen all the restrictions that it has imposed above and beyond what Congress has required, and Congress should overhaul the system to open legal immigration for any person willing to work to contribute to the success of the United States." In other words, we should "promptly admit a majority of the 158 million who told Gallup that they would want to come," according to the 201…

We don't ask of every baby that is being born in the US how they will make the country better. But if given the option to bring in a fully grown adult, who already saves us the cost of an education, is of prime working age, and wants to be in this country, we suddenly care?

Post by quantified » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 1:52 AM UTC

tombert wrote: post #29

jalapenos wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a good thing for those classes of people you just mentioned (governments, business owners). For everyone else it's just increased competition.

I'm pretty sure that's a pretty reductive take, and if you believe that then you should be ok with decreasing birth rates as well? Every baby born today could be competition for you or your kids in ~16-30 years.

Post by quantified » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 1:54 AM UTC

JackFr wrote: post #30

jalapenos wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a good thing for those classes of people you just mentioned (governments, business owners). For everyone else it's just increased competition.

The business owners don’t get rich from the reduced wages, the consumers do.

Post by kykeonaut » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 1:57 AM UTC

rednafi wrote: post #31

renewiltord wrote: post #14

The US can use a lot more legal immigration. There's nothing wrong with a skill-based immigration program that doesn't necessarily only select for Nobel prize winners. With another hundred million people, and improved land use, we're talking perhaps another 100 years of Pax Americana. I think American should do this for her own sake and for the sake of humanity.

Nobel Prize winners are only allowed because the country is overwhelmed with illegal immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees who contribute little to the system. However, there is a group that benefits from undocumented workers taking underpaid, off-the-books jobs, and they hold significant influence in policymaking.