Immigration into the United States, especially for skilled people, should be easier than it is. It should also be easier for foreigners to enter temporarily to do seasonal unskilled work. And it should be a lot easier for citizens of the US to live and work throughout Europe, Japan, and Australia and vice-versa, simply on the strength of their passports. Conversely the asylum system is being abused and needs to be reformed, as well. (It’s being abused by people who are left no other options for immigration into the United States.)
I largely think trying to secure a 2500-mile land border is a waste of money, the world’s largest game of whack-a-mole, but if that’s what conservatives want out of comprehensive immigration policy reform then I’d support it and it’s good to see Fetterman, who’s always been a reasonable guy, trying to lead the charge here.
I think h1b should be eliminated. It gives the employer to much power over the employee.
It’s pretty standard in all countries for a work visa to be tied to your sponsorship by a particular employer, but you’re right, it puts the employee in a terrible position. I’d like to see the US lead a movement to liberalize this visa category.
H1b is the worst of the worst. It provides no path to citizenship and if the person loses their job, they have short window In which they have to leave. If they’re are that special and High skilled, we should have a visa that just lets them work for anyone.
I’ve just seen so much abuse with the h1b. It’s soured me on it.
It provides no path to citizenship
Is it important that it does? Or maybe I don’t understand what it means to not have a path to citizenship. Like you can’t ever naturalize if you’re here on H1b, ever?
The path to citizenship should be the same for everyone regardless of national origin, it seems to me, and it shoudn’t be related to how you’re in the country, or even if you are to start with. I think someone on a tourist entry should have the same path to citizenship, if they want it.
If they’re are that special and High skilled, we should have a visa that just lets them work for anyone.
I agree with this. I’d expand it - I think if you hold a passport from the US, Canada, the EU, Japan, or Australia you should be in a Shengen-like arrangement that allows you free movement and employability in any of those countries.
Correct. They can never naturalize under an h1b. That’s why employers have so much power over an h1b person. Rarely are they “high” skilled. They’re just a chance to have power over an employee.
Then I agree, it’s a flawed program.
We already take a quarter of the worlds immigrants,how much more brain drain do you want? Its killing other countries.
There’s no reason for that to be a concern of US immigration policy. Better for us if it isn’t, in fact.
Show me what taxes the right has proposed to pay for border security. Until they’re willing to pay for it, I’m pretty sure all they want to do is whine about it.
We already pay for it. Shouldn’t we received what we already paid for? The border patrol budget is 17.7 billion dollars.
They’re getting exactly what they paid for, and are demanding more. In my experience, getting more, costs more.
I don’t think we are getting what we are paying for. That’s a lot of money and immigrants are flowing in.
Great, find anyone showing a waste of money in border security. Other than the fraudulent build a wall fund.
And even if you did find it, that still wouldn’t pay for the increases that the right is crying about, and not putting up any way to pay for.
You think 18 billion isn’t enough to secure a border? To me it’s obvious the money isn’t well spent. If we need more money, take it from the social welfare programs. Border security is important to the success of the country.
Politically I am not a fan of this guy but he’s right about the borders. I also don’t like the attacks on him for suffering a medical condition. The debate about his clothing was disgusting. The man is recovering and I admire him for doing his best. No one should ever mock that.
The trouble is, as usual, the Internet’s obsession with turning everything into a black and white issue. Either you want raging bands of Mexican drug dealers to invade the country, or you’re a Nazi that wants to put children in cages.
I just want people to come here legally. If it’s too hard, then Congress needs to fix it. I have zero tolerance for illegally crossing the border.
The main problem with the previous conservative attempts is that is that the draconian approach just doesn’t work. Not to mention the cost to the taxpayer. I don’t claim to have the answer but more prisons and walls won’t stop people from trying.
The answer is Congress gets off their ass and does their job. Obviously people want immigrants here. Change the laws to allow them to come legally.
Walls are stupid as the border is large and they are expensive. They’ll slow people but won’t stop them.
He should have stepped down if he couldn’t do the job. The people around him that pushed him to still run and hold office are criminals.
I mostly agree. The dress code is a temporary thing. I have zero issues with that.
THe problem is he won because the Republicans ran such an odd choice.
While I am a Republican, I want the best person to win. He wasn’t the best person and neither was his opponent.
If Dr Oz had any creditability he would have won.