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To: Arv who wrote (26463)1/6/2005 5:25:09 PM
From: Elroy JetsonRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
Saying people emigrate to America when they can't get in elsewhere probably does over-state the situation. I feel safe in saying America is no longer the premier destination for educated and well qualified people it once was.

I think it's more evident that America's dual-track legal/illegal immigration program is damaging to the U.S. and unfair to those wishing to emigrate. A system which makes it easier to immigrate illegally than legally makes little sense to me.

The legal immigration track is cumbersome and expensive. It consists of programs which serve the interests of large business which can afford the lobbyists and lawyers to work the system to their ends. This is fine as far as it goes but it doesn't serve the needs of smaller business or anyone else. The other part of the legal immigration program resembles a game show complete with lotteries.

The illegal immigration track allows the immigration of anyone who wishes to over-stay their tourist visa or run across the border at night.

I think our dual-track program is a poor substitute for a rational emigration and guest worker program like that found in other nations which place an emphasis on language fluency and contribution to society.

Like other industrialized nations we also have a small humanitarian program for refugees but even this contains a game show provision for any Cuban who can set foot on American soil without being intercepted first by the U.S. Coast Guard while in the water.

I think everyone would benefit from a new immigration program modeled after a program like Australia or some European nations.
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