Comments on: Immigration Guest Post http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:01:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tracee Sioux http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/comment-page-1/#comment-13745 Tracee Sioux Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:10:24 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/immigration-guest-post/#comment-13745 That's a great point Violet. I know when they "crack down" on immigration at my husband's company which has a lot of "dirty jobs" they have a severe employee shortage because they can't find Americans to do it. Mostly when people talk about "immigration" I really hear racism against Mexicans (maybe it's different groups in different areas, but it's pretty much Mexicans in Texas). "Do it the right way through the proper channels" sounds great. But I've seen perfectly good people denied green cards and work permits arbitrarily and charged a fortune to do so. That’s a great point Violet.

I know when they “crack down” on immigration at my husband’s company which has a lot of “dirty jobs” they have a severe employee shortage because they can’t find Americans to do it.

Mostly when people talk about “immigration” I really hear racism against Mexicans (maybe it’s different groups in different areas, but it’s pretty much Mexicans in Texas).

“Do it the right way through the proper channels” sounds great. But I’ve seen perfectly good people denied green cards and work permits arbitrarily and charged a fortune to do so.

]]> By: that girl http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/comment-page-1/#comment-13737 that girl Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:36:50 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/immigration-guest-post/#comment-13737 Interesting. Don't they also pay taxes when they trade here at our stores? Does'nt that help our economy also? I get a little bent out of shape when people get on a high horse about this. There wouldn't be any America if it weren't for poor people searching for a better life...bending and breaking the rules..forging ahead and boldly claiming something as theirs. Violet - I agree about the citizenship issue - there should be some way for them to work here legally without having to become a full fledged citizen. Interesting. Don’t they also pay taxes when they trade here at our stores? Does’nt that help our economy also? I get a little bent out of shape when people get on a high horse about this. There wouldn’t be any America if it weren’t for poor people searching for a better life…bending and breaking the rules..forging ahead and boldly claiming something as theirs. Violet – I agree about the citizenship issue – there should be some way for them to work here legally without having to become a full fledged citizen.

]]> By: Violet http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/comment-page-1/#comment-13693 Violet Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:55:33 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/immigration-guest-post/#comment-13693 Having seen a few friends go through this personally, it is very difficult to immigrate without lots of money for an attorney. It was a long, expensive, complicated process. I'm more cautious about granting citizenship, but I think it should be easier to come here and work. Most people don't think illegal immigrants pay any taxes, but actually they do. Their employers withhold taxes from their checks just like they do ours, including social security and medicaid benefits that they will never be able to use. Many are using (and paying taxes) under someone else's social security number. http://tiny.cc/7UGUT Having seen a few friends go through this personally, it is very difficult to immigrate without lots of money for an attorney. It was a long, expensive, complicated process.

I’m more cautious about granting citizenship, but I think it should be easier to come here and work.

Most people don’t think illegal immigrants pay any taxes, but actually they do.

Their employers withhold taxes from their checks just like they do ours, including social security and medicaid benefits that they will never be able to use. Many are using (and paying taxes) under someone else’s social security number.

http://tiny.cc/7UGUT

]]> By: that girl http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/comment-page-1/#comment-13676 that girl Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:13:36 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/immigration-guest-post/#comment-13676 I think that "reward" you were talking about is the only way to tax them.. It's like a double edged sword. We can either try and deport all of the illegals that we find here, or we can make an effort to record their stay here (which means making them legal in some form or fashion) in order to tax them. I feel like we should just let them all be legal - maybe they WILL see it as a reward, but we will all reap the benefits of all of those extra tax dollars you know? I think that “reward” you were talking about is the only way to tax them.. It’s like a double edged sword. We can either try and deport all of the illegals that we find here, or we can make an effort to record their stay here (which means making them legal in some form or fashion) in order to tax them. I feel like we should just let them all be legal – maybe they WILL see it as a reward, but we will all reap the benefits of all of those extra tax dollars you know?

]]> By: Susanna K. http://www.blisstree.com/articles/immigration-guest-post-28/comment-page-1/#comment-13668 Susanna K. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/immigration-guest-post/#comment-13668 I think your solution is a good one. Another solution that I always bring up is that it needs to be easier to immigrate legally. My brother-in-law is from Belgium. He needed to get his green card before he could marry my sister, and I saw how difficult it was for him to do that. My family had to hire an immigration attorney who ended up having to petition a state Senator in order to get his paperwork done in time for the wedding. My brother-in-law is exactly the kind of person you'd think we'd want to welcome into America: an engineer, with a job already promised to him, who speaks perfect English. But if even he had such a hard time trying to immigrate legally, with all the help my family gave him, I can't even imagine what it would be like for someone without his advantages and resources. We need to streamline the bureaucracy of immigration and make it easier to enter the country legally. I really think that would help cut down on illegal immigration. I think your solution is a good one. Another solution that I always bring up is that it needs to be easier to immigrate legally.

My brother-in-law is from Belgium. He needed to get his green card before he could marry my sister, and I saw how difficult it was for him to do that. My family had to hire an immigration attorney who ended up having to petition a state Senator in order to get his paperwork done in time for the wedding.

My brother-in-law is exactly the kind of person you’d think we’d want to welcome into America: an engineer, with a job already promised to him, who speaks perfect English. But if even he had such a hard time trying to immigrate legally, with all the help my family gave him, I can’t even imagine what it would be like for someone without his advantages and resources.

We need to streamline the bureaucracy of immigration and make it easier to enter the country legally. I really think that would help cut down on illegal immigration.

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