Its because they think it wont affect them. I find it to be a bunch of baloney too to support someone like this if you are here on this site. I have a friend like that. He married a Brazilian that was here for years working and living here illegally. Once she did her AOS he was like, "build the wall, you should come here the right way."
Ma'am, I am not calling you out personally. I would counter your point about immigrating being a right. Under the laws of this country, I, as a US citizen, have a right to sponsor my fiance/spouse or other qualifying persons. Therefore, it is my right just like any other right I enjoy as an American.
As far as blaming the current president, it most certainly is justified. Since he became president, processing times have increased dramatically. It's his administration. Remember the saying, the buck stops here?
Jaquelly, your immigrant ancestor coming through Ellis Island 'legally' has no bearing on the subject of this thread any more than my own immigrant ancestor coming through Ellis Island 'legally' does. But they still had to put up with the same old, same old nonsense they are trying to pull now.
To put this in a way everyone could understand, the government wrote laws that stated that USCs and legal immigrants have legal access to certain services. This is not a lie on the part of previous administrations - this is law and legal policy.
The government now wants to say that legal immigrants cannot have access to those services, if they have used those services (and it's not clear how retroactive it will be as the original policy memo I saw was quiet on this subject but went into even greater depth) this will be grounds for denial in a process that is their legal right to undertake. Furthermore, if their USC, legally has access to these services, as is their Constitutional right as a citizen, their use would case harm towards their immigrant spouse, or children towards their parents. It is neither in the spirit of the law nor is any way shape or form legal. But if this administration wants to really go down this path - they will lose it.
These are USCs, and their legal LPRs who came here the right way, pay taxes, and may utilize services which are legal for them to use.
I'm curious what else this new memo implies to say. The old one went so far as to say if a USC and their immigrant spouse did not buy ANY health insurance, or did not maintain health insurance continually (which is also against the law!) they would be penalized. This is not smart immigration policy, it's downright harmful stupidity.
