Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich
There has been a process to immigrate to this country legally for more than a century. My grandfather did it. Tens of millions have done it. Allowing others to bypass the process is criminal discrimination. So is improperly loosening the process. The process could be improved. However, it is not in the best interest of the nation to dramatically increase the number of immigrants accepted, and certainly not to loosen the requirements. The first responsibility of the United States is to its citizens, and not to potential immigrants.No, the poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty does not mean open the borders and accept everyone. That was never the intent.
It is not the responsibility of the United States to become a refugee camp for the world. It is the responsibility of the people of a nation to resolve the issues in their nation. The United States cannot go "fix"all of those corrupt nations, either. Attempts to "police the world" have ended badly as often as not.
|
You have some very valid points. I think something
like setting up regional processing centers, initially in Guatemala and Colombia and with other locations to follow, allowing individuals from the region to be screened for entry via legal pathways to the United States, Canada, and Spain. Just a thought.
I know my great-grandparents arrived in Galveston, TX with no paperwork. They were transported to Fredericksburg, TX and filled out paperwork that was more of a census information i.e., name, age, place of birth, type of work, they did ask if they had any disease. They then packed them off to New Braunfels, TX where they meet with local farmers and became sharecroppers on a farm north of Austin. Prior to 1924 there was no paperwork, visa's, passports or quotas, people just showed up. If they had no disease they were deloused and sent on their merry way.
You are right, something needs to change.