09-18-2015, 12:25 PM
(09-18-2015, 12:09 PM)Jimbone Wrote: We could also put a big dent in the immigration problem by modifying or getting rid of the Hart-Celler act that exploded chain migration of extended families.
I don't think we have an immigration problem, personally. I think we have an illegal immigration problem and a policy problem.
I would like to see smart reform of the existing immigration policy, to include clear/reasonable paths to citizenship for qualified illegal immigrants already here, as well as for foreigners wishing to enter the country for permanent residence.
A reform package would need to include stricter monitoring and enforcement of illegal immigration laws as well, in my opinion. Hopefully, less people would need to sneak in if the legal path was better understood and efficient. And, those not willing to follow the updated laws or make the necessary commitments would be consistently dealt with according to new enforcement policies.
Anyway, I'm not knowledgeable about the Hart-Celler's impact on the immigration challenges we face today.
The Hart-Celler Act abolished the national origins quota system that was American immigration policy since the 1920s, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents. Numerical restrictions on visas were set at 170,000 per year, with a per-country-of-origin quota, not including immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or "special immigrants" (including those born in "independent" nations in the Western Hemisphere, former citizens, ministers, and employees of the U.S. government abroad)
What do you see as being problematic, Jimbone?