Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
by mc32 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @10:55PM
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It’s not a problem in and of itself but it’s illustrative of our lax policy.
Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
by jessaustin on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:57PM
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No matter how much some people might dislike the 14th Amendment, it ain't going anywhere.
Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
by arcticbull on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:42PM
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How does that make the policy lax? Compared to what, zero admissions?
Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
by mc32 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:51PM
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We allow millions in legally every year. Birth tourism often involves immigration fraud. It’s seldom prosecuted = lax enforcement.
So, no, we still would allow millions of legal immigrants in. We’d just crack down on unregulated immigrants.
Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers
by arcticbull on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:40AM
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1 million per year, not millions, in a country of 325 million (0.3%), for comparison Canada lets in 0.33 million per year in a country of 36 million (almost 1%).
I’m not pro jus soli but to characterize birth tourism as a big problem is crazy. A conservative think tank estimated it at 40,000 births per year out of 4.3 million (0.9%) — the average delivery costs $32,000 for an economic benefit of $1.28B per year. Then those poor kids are going to have to pay US income taxes for the rest of their natural lives no matter where they live. We can expect the first 18 years to be abroad since their parents don’t get citizenship and the US has effectively zero social safety net anyways. What’s the big deal?