I am wanting input from those Americans who have a softer approach to illegal immigration.
Now I am an immigrant to my country. I came here legally on a work visa (which included a whole bunch of medicals for me and my family + police background checks etc.). Applied and got a Permanent Residency visa (which included more medicals and background checks). And most recently applied for and received my New Zealand Citizenship (more background checks, but no medicals).
This was a long process that took me a fair amount of time just to get the work visa (before I could apply for the work visa I had to get a formal offer of paid employment with an annual salary of at least NZ$55k/pa .... do you have any idea how long that takes when you're pretty much living the other side of the world?) and for all of it there was a whole bunch of paper work and costs (I had to get unabridged birth certificates, unabridged marriage certificate, police clearances, pay for the medicals, pay for the applications etc).
All this was to prove that I would be of overall benefit to NZ society and would not be a net drain on their resources.
As an immigrant myself, I have no problem with immigration.
Now I know in America there is a fair amount of controversy on this issue, but I have to ask, for those who think this, why do you think that those who immigrate illegally should be given amnesty/free pass etc.?
Now I am an immigrant to my country. I came here legally on a work visa (which included a whole bunch of medicals for me and my family + police background checks etc.). Applied and got a Permanent Residency visa (which included more medicals and background checks). And most recently applied for and received my New Zealand Citizenship (more background checks, but no medicals).
This was a long process that took me a fair amount of time just to get the work visa (before I could apply for the work visa I had to get a formal offer of paid employment with an annual salary of at least NZ$55k/pa .... do you have any idea how long that takes when you're pretty much living the other side of the world?) and for all of it there was a whole bunch of paper work and costs (I had to get unabridged birth certificates, unabridged marriage certificate, police clearances, pay for the medicals, pay for the applications etc).
All this was to prove that I would be of overall benefit to NZ society and would not be a net drain on their resources.
As an immigrant myself, I have no problem with immigration.
Now I know in America there is a fair amount of controversy on this issue, but I have to ask, for those who think this, why do you think that those who immigrate illegally should be given amnesty/free pass etc.?
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