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Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by lettergram on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:07PM (#10590759)
> However, unlike pre-civil rights citizenship quotas, the green card quota seems ok to everyone.

One is denying the right of people born in the U.S. with parents that are citizens.

The other, is limiting the number of people not born in the U.S. and without parents that are citizens. In other words, its a choice to come here.

Not saying it is morally right or wrong, but you may consider distinguishing between the two.

Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by davidw on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:20PM (#10590838)
Despite some flaws with the country, I'm very happy with my decision to have been born in the US.
Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by mandeepj on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:43PM (#10590973)
> I'm very happy with my decision to have been born in the US.

What? you decided your country of birth?

Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by Swizec on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @05:10PM (#10591143)
Pssst, that's the sarcasm.
Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by shas3 on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:27PM (#10590878)
> One is denying the right of people born in the U.S. with parents that are citizens.

Umm, no. You are mistaken. Racial criteria also applied to naturalized citizenship aspirants. Today, once you have a green card, irrespective of where you were born, it takes you 5 or so years to get your citizenship. So, person of white ethnicity born in Switzerland and a non-white person born in India would have the same wait and the same criteria for citizenship. This was not possible before the INA act of 1965 (and other civil rights acts).

Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good by newjersey on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:23PM (#10590853)
Psst, we should not try to take a moral high ground here given how many times something as straightforward as the DREAM act has failed.