Obama Immigration Stance

[SusieK 3]

Barack Obama's Record

You can go to his website and actually suggest information with regard to LEGAL IMMIGRATION-

www.barackobama.com

Crack Down on Employers: Obama championed a proposal to create a system so employers can verify that their employees are legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Fix the Bureaucracy: Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the Citizenship Promotion Act to ensure that immigration application fees are both reasonable and fair. Obama also introduced legislation that passed the Senate to improve the speed and accuracy of FBI background checks.

Respect Families: Obama introduced amendments to put greater emphasis on keeping immigrant families together.

For More Information about Barack's Plan

Read the Plan

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Making Immigrant Petitions more economically feasible...

This means making it easier for future VJers (cheaper) to file.

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

I guess you're assuming that the beneficiary would be a financial burden, but that isn't always the case.

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

I have mixed feelings on that one Troll. I don't want to intentionally jack up any numbers on anyone. I believe those who follow me should have the same rules I had, for the most part. But, knowing that we were well above those limits, yet, struggling as we have, I can see your point. Those poverty guidelines are misleading.....they make you think, oh, you make this and you will be fine. That is not the case and the struggle is real. No one prepares you for the aftermath of the whole journey

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

I guess you're assuming that the beneficiary would be a financial burden, but that isn't always the case.

Irrelevant. They could be, thus need for immigration via sponsorship to begin with. Anyone taking on the responsibility of sponsoring a new immigrant should be able to easily afford current immigration fees. If they can't, they're not ready.

I have mixed feelings on that one Troll. I don't want to intentionally jack up any numbers on anyone. I believe those who follow me should have the same rules I had, for the most part. But, knowing that we were well above those limits, yet, struggling as we have, I can see your point. Those poverty guidelines are misleading.....they make you think, oh, you make this and you will be fine. That is not the case and the struggle is real. No one prepares you for the aftermath of the whole journey

The limits are ridiculously low and do a poor job of setting expectations.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

I agree with VJ Troll!

A net decrease of a few hundred should not be a burden on potential and current marriage based visa applicants and USCs or they should probably reconsider this option. Think about it! The current fee structure is an equitable adjustment based on cost, which only effects a small population of our citizens (as far as marriage based visas are concerned). This increase, in theory, reduces and/or eliminates tax payer contributions to the operational cost of the USCIS. Even though it sucks for us, it was the correct course of action. As a citizen, fee based services should pay for themselves, as much as, the cost are fair and defendable.

There is my five cents. Does anyone have change?

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

I guess you're assuming that the beneficiary would be a financial burden, but that isn't always the case.

Heck definitely not my case! My girl's already looking at brokering a little international trade to supply a couple of luxury markets in this country...

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Immigration fees already are reasonable. If anyone needs to wait to get paid to file a petition with a few hundred dollars, they should rethink being a sponsor of an immigrant.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

You're talking about family based immigration. What about other visas?

I'm talking about visas where one has to sponsor another immigrant. Fees should be high. That's not unreasonable. In fact, the income poverty limits should be much higher as well.

I have mixed feelings on that one Troll. I don't want to intentionally jack up any numbers on anyone. I believe those who follow me should have the same rules I had, for the most part. But, knowing that we were well above those limits, yet, struggling as we have, I can see your point. Those poverty guidelines are misleading.....they make you think, oh, you make this and you will be fine. That is not the case and the struggle is real. No one prepares you for the aftermath of the whole journey

This is correctly stated and is based on reality. One cannot assume to have to pay, pay, and pay and then be expected to do well while sponsoring unless the incoming immigrant is a financial blessing to the family in case of family-based visas. Judging by the expensive cost of living in this country and by the modest means to most VJers that mention how they are (honestly do, that is), we should strongly think twice about thinking up ways of charging more in fees.

Of course... there's another logical outcome. Charge more for legal immigration, all visa types... and you'll undoubtedly cause higher numbers of illegal immigration cases. Like its been said all along, people are people and will do what they have to do to survive (in the case of illegals that can't go the legal route).

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Charge more for legal immigration, all visa types... and you'll undoubtedly cause higher numbers of illegal immigration cases.

Not 'undoubtedly'. Only if the risks of illegally migrating do not outweigh the benefits. The risks of being an illegal migrant in this country can be increased in many ways, some legislative, some not. However, doing so would involve measures many of us in this country would be deeply uncomfortable with.

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Well, what statistics do we have that people who petition immigrations who just barely clear the poverty line end up eventually using social services?

I doubt it's that many. If people want to live together on $10/day in a grass hut in Nebraska or something, that's their business.