Question:
I have immigration related questions.
I came across the newspaper article
on the new Immigration Reform that
intends to cut down immigration
to US drastically by eliminating
all family based immigration except
parents of US citizens. (The article
was on Indian Tribune dated June
17th) Are there any people out there
who are lawyers, and are willing
to elucidate us or anybody who understands
what the Congress is trying to do?
I am not a frequent reader of this
newsgroup so I would appreciate
an email note. Here are my questions:
1- It mentions that these are recommendations
to Congress, yet later it mentions
that are in effect. What is the
deal, is it effective or not? 2-
So it will be absolutely impossible
for unmarried children of US citizens
to obtain a greencard via family
based relationship? correct?
Later it
says "The Commision recommends that
admission levels be authorized by
Congress for a specified time period
(e.g. 3 to 5 years) in order to
ensure regular perioic review and
if needed change by Congress. These
recommendations should go into effect
one year after enactment in order
to ensure a smooth transition" Now
within these 3-5 period, it is possible
for unmarried children of US citizens
to apply for greencard? If the answer
is no, i don't understand what the
paragraph is all about. If a US
citizen were to apply for his/her
parents now, and his/her parents
get a greencard within a year, then
the parents cannot apply for another
child (over 21) who is on F-1 visa?
Correct or not?? 3.- For parents
of US citizens to get greencard,
it says that they should provide
verfiable assurance of the purchase
of what may be the lifetime health
coverage for the parent immigrants.
Does this mean that before a US
citizen applies for his/her parent,
he/she must present evidence that
his/her parents have health insurance
for life??
Does this
mean that before a US citizen applies
for his/her parent, he/she must
present evidence that his/her parents
have health insurance for life??
I am really shocked by the new reform.
Even if someone is here on an F-1
and hoping to obtain a greencard
after completion of degrees via
employment based immigrations, it
seems like this is impossible that
an employer would ever do it. There
is excessive overhead imposed on
the employer in hiring a non-greencard
holder. This really stinks.
I have a brother
who is exactly 21 years of age on
an F-1 visa. We were thinking of
applying for my parents first (I
am a US citizen), and then have
my parents apply for my brother.
This was supposed to take 5 yrs.
or so. However, it looks like this
is impossible. Now my brother is
not an exceptional guru of some
sort whose skills are so in demand
that would warrant an employer to
incur the overhead of granting him
a greencard. What a deadlock??
Answer:
I thought when you went to US Consulate
to get F1, you would have told them
that you will get back to your country
of origin, once you complete your
studies. Otherwise, you will not
get your F1. I think the whole idea
of the policy of none-immigration-intention
in the granting of non-immigration-visa
is silly and in-practical. I think
the one (whoever he is) who originate
that policy was stupid. How do you
know what people intend to do in
the future? How can you probe what
is inside a person's mind? How can
you say whether a person is telling
the truth or not when he/she is
talking about his/her future plan?
Various rulers have tried all kinds
of ways to detect and control minds
of the people, Emperors, Churches
in Middle-Age, Dictators, Communists,
etc, etc. And even lie detectors
have been invented. All of them
failed. There's just no way.
The freedom
of free mind just can't be deprived.
It is really a silly thing to discover
that there would ever be a law in
this country that judge people not
based on who they are and what they
do, but on an arbitrary guess of
what he might have in his mind!
The policy is well intentioned.
It is not problematic or stupid.
Many violators of the policy do
bring burden to the US. Please don't
encourage policy violation. To do
so encourages violation of all law,
even those which you like personally.
The policy resembles a business
contract (acceptable common practice),
not the mind control of Emperors.
The law does not judge people. It
does require conditions to be met
and adhered to in the future --
just like the conditions in your
mortgage contract. If you disagree
with the policy, a constructive
path would be to change the policy.
Have you done your part in this
endeavor? Are you willing to accept
the policy if your opinion does
not prevail? Responsible citizens
respect the system and participate
in it. They obey the law of the
majority.
Such is America.
With respect for all.... (even citizens!).
Yes the policy does have an intention.
But no, it is a practically impossible
policy. There is no way you can
predict whether one want to immigrate
or not when he/she applies for non-immigrant
visa. I don't see how you can predict
it. As matter of fact many who obtain
F-1 non-immigrant visa to came to
USA for the first do have a plan
in their mind that they intend to
get a green card and settle down
in the future. The US consolator
simply pretend that he/she is a
fool and do believe those people
just intend to pay a visit to USA.
Otherwise no non-immigrant visa
granting is possible because no
one can be sure if one will return
home or not. Again this is a foolish
policy and it forced the US consolators
oversea to play fools of themself
in executing this policy.
