Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said during an interview on Thursday that he hopes members of his party know it is not "xenophobic" to be worried about the southern border.
  • crashfrog@lemm.ee
    62·
    2 years ago

    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.

      • crashfrog@lemm.ee
        31·
        2 years ago

        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.

          • crashfrog@lemm.ee
            41·
            2 years ago

            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.

    • Throwaway@lemm.eeBannedOP
      13·
      2 years ago

      We already take a quarter of the worlds immigrants,how much more brain drain do you want? Its killing other countries.

      • crashfrog@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 years ago

        There’s no reason for that to be a concern of US immigration policy. Better for us if it isn’t, in fact.

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
    23·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • FMT99@lemmy.world
      84·
      2 years ago

      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.

        • FMT99@lemmy.world
          41·
          2 years ago

          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.

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
      38·
      2 years ago

      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.