Immigration Reform Dead in 2010? – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com
Immigration Reform Dead in 2010? – The Gaggle Blog – Newsweek.com.
This is an important article/blog post to read by Arian Campo-Flores.
The author claims that with the election of Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special election, the odds of getting immigration reform passed in 2010 have diminished significantly. President Obama only mentioned the issue once–briefly–during his last State of the Union speech in January 2010–without saying anything more other than we need to continue “fixing our broken immigration system.” With the American public still more interested what Congress plans to do about jobs and the economy, and with the continuing intransigence of lawmakers in trying to get health reform passed, immigration as a priority for Obama and Congress has fallen way down on the list. If the economy improves, a more realistic expectation is to possibly see some kind of effort materialize in the 2011 session.
For those who cannot wait until 2011 for immigration reform, you might qualify to participate in the annual US visa lottery. Requirements are strict and only a lucky few get their visa by this method. But, you can’t win if you don’t play. It’s worth checking out here.
I’m an old lady over 80, alone and got my family in europe. in the early 40s i married my husband. he was a born american citizen and served in the air force. my son, his wife and my grandsons all can’t get a green card. they’re all over 21, of course. even my son has to wait at least ten years until he MAY get a green card (that’s how long it’ll take…at LEAST).
so what about my grandsons? forget it all together! they’re not even eligible for a green card! all they can do is playing the so called “green card lottery”…and the chance to win is minimal.
to sum it up: since my husband passed away, i got nobody here anymore! nobody! no matter with how many immigration lawyers i speak, nobody can help me. but i need my family here, i got no help here without them! who knows how long i will remain here on earth.
but yet, the hispanics get green cards, working permits, the so called “dream act” which our crooked government tries to push through once in a while and so on and so on.
yes, even when you go shopping or try to call customer support…they offer everything in spanish as well! or look at our president. he only talks about “hispanic family reunion” when he speaks about immigration reform…everything exclusively for hispanics! they come in illegally and get rewarded! and what do our european allies get?! NOTHING! they’re just good for sending their military men and women to die for us (iraq and afghanistan), to send money and tourists…but never get something in return! and you wonder why they don’t like our government any longer, why some of them refuse to cooperate any longer…