Both have to stop, and at least with legal immigration, a hiatus for a while; and maybe a review of who, and who not we're allowing into our borders.
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:05 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote: > Legal immigrants aren't the problem to extent that the illegals are but > they are drawing attention to the legal immigrants. The percentage of sheer > numbers of citizens being displaced by out sourcing and illegal immigrants > far out weights legal immigration > > On Jan 29, 2017 3:57 PM, "plainolamerican" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think it's the deluge of immigrants, both legal and illegal, pouring > into Western Nations. > --- > > The *Immigration Act of 1990* (Pub.L. 101–649 > <http://legislink.org/us/pl-101-649>, 104 Stat. > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large> 4978 > <http://legislink.org/us/stat-104-4978>, enacted November 29, 1990) was > signed into law by George H. W. Bush > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush> on November 29, 1990.[1] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-1> It > was first introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy> in 1989. It was a national > reform of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965>. > It increased total, overall immigration to allow 700,000 immigrants to come > to the U.S. per year for the fiscal years '92–'94, and 675,000 per year > after that.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > It > provided family based immigration visa, created five distinct employment > based visas, categorized by occupation, as well as the diversity visa > program which created a lottery to admit immigrants from "low admittance" > countries [3] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-US_immigration_legislation-3> > or > countries where their citizenry was underrepresented in the U.S. > > Besides these immigrant visas there was also changes in nonimmigrant visas > like the H-1B visa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa> for highly > skilled workers. There were also cutbacks in the allotment of visas > available for extended relatives.[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Immigration_Act_of_1990_Blue_title-4> > The Temporary protected status > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_protected_status> visa was also > created where Congress established a procedure by which the Attorney > General may provide TPS to immigrants in the United States who are > temporarily unable to safely return to their home country because of > ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary > and temporary condition. It specifically benefited citizens of El Salvador > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador>.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > > Other aspects of the act include lifting the English testing process for > naturalization which was imposed in the Naturalization Act of 1906 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization_Act_of_1906> [5] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Boundless-5> > and > eliminating the exclusion of homosexuals under the medically unsound > classification of "sexual deviant" that was present in the passage of the > 1965 Act.[6] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Homosexual_liberation-6> > George > H. W. Bush is quoted in saying "I am also pleased to note that this Act > facilitates immigration not just in numerical terms, but also in terms of > basic entry rights of those beyond our borders."[7] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-G_Bush-7> The > administration, therefore, saw the importance of this amendment in > extending a welcoming to those previously excluded nations/individuals. > > Contents [hide] > > - 1Family reunification > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Family_reunification> > - 2Job-based immigration > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Job-based_immigration> > - 3Diversity Immigrant Visas > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Diversity_Immigrant_Visas> > - 4Comments from the Bush Administration > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Comments_from_the_Bush_Administration> > - 5Non-immigrant visas > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Non-immigrant_visas> > - 6Significance > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#Significance> > - 7References > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#References> > > Family reunification[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=1> > ] > > Family reunification remained a priority as it had been in the Immigration > and Nationality Act of 1965 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965>. > This act expanded the number of family-based immigration visas allotted per > year to 480,000 but to do this it also made the definition of family more > exclusive by limiting it to immediate family members.[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Immigration_Act_of_1990_Blue_title-4> > Job-based immigration[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=2> > ] > > Job-based immigration was divided amongst five occupational categories in > the 1990 Immigration act (in the 1965 act only two existed.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > The > act provided 140,000 visas per year for job based immigration.[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Immigration_Act_of_1990_Blue_title-4> > These > categories were: > > - EB-1 visa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-1_visa> (for an alien of > extraordinary ability > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_of_extraordinary_ability>) > - EB-2 visa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-2_visa> > - EB-3 visa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-3_visa> > - EB-4 visa > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EB-4_visa&action=edit&redlink=1> > - EB-5 visa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa> > > The EB 4 visa is a vague but has to do with religious workers who wish to > continue their career in the U.S. The reason for this distinct category is > because the other visas require employer contact and labor certification > through the U.S. Department of Labor > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor>, while > the religious worker visa applicant is not strictly limited to > employer-sponsored entry.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > > In addition to having to be employer-sponsored, in most cases, the > foreigner had to be applying to work in an area of labor shortage in the > U.S. and if this was not the case, the employer had to bargain on their > behalf and proves that they had exhausted all other domestic recruiting > efforts.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > Diversity Immigrant Visas[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=3> > ] > > Diversity Immigrant Visa > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa> was a new, > important facet of the amendment that had never been instituted in national > immigration policy before. "Starting in 1991, every year the Attorney > General <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General>, > decides from information gathered over the most recent five year period the > regions or country that are considered High Admission or Low Admission > States"[8] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-8> from > this analysis citizens of certain nations are deemed eligible or ineligible > to apply for a diversity visa. "A High Admission region or country is one > that has had 50,000 immigrants or more acquire a permanent residency visa. > The High Admission regions are not given visas under this act in order to > promote diversity."[3] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-US_immigration_legislation-3> > Starting > in fiscal year 1995, the cap of 55,000 visas were allotted as "diversity" > visas. Today it is more around 50,000. Changes have been made to the > diversity visa requirements almost every other year (if not more) since > 1990 to assess which countries qualify (see Diversity Immigrant Visa > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa>). In 1990 the > qualifying countries were as follows: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, > Belgium, Czech republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France > (including Guadeloupe and New Caledonia), Germany, Great Britain and > Northern Ireland (including Bermuda and Gibraltar), Hungary, Iceland, > Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, > Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Sweden, > Switzerland and Tunisia.[9] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Stanford-9> > There > are a number of qualifications to obtaining this visa besides being from > one of the qualifying zones. You must: > > - Have a high school diploma > - Have 2 years work experience and 2 years job training > > In addition, the SOS keeps track of age, occupation, education, etc. of > all immigrants obtaining this visa. The selection of qualifying applicants > is random. Once you are approved and granted a visa, family unification > does extend to these visa holders. Children and spouses are eligible for > permanent residency. This policy, notably, positively effected displaced > Tibetans from 1991–1994 who were given 1,000 visas per year.[3] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-US_immigration_legislation-3> > Comments from the Bush Administration[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=4> > ] > > George Bush: "S. 358 accomplishes what this Administration sought from the > outset of the immigration reform process: a complementary blending of our > tradition of family reunification with increased immigration of skilled > individuals to meet our economic needs." > > "Today I am pleased to sign S. 358, the 'Immigration Act of 1990'—the most > comprehensive reform of our immigration laws in 66 years." > > "Immigration reform began in 1986 with an effort to close the "back door" > on illegal immigration through enactment of the 1986 Immigration Reform > and Control Act > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986> > (IRCA). > Now, as we open the "front door" to increased legal immigration, I am > pleased that this Act also provides needed enforcement authority." > > "I am also pleased to note that this Act facilitates immigration not just > in numerical terms, but also in terms of basic entry rights of those beyond > our borders. S. 358 revises the politically related "exclusion grounds" for > the first time since their enactment in 1952."[7] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-G_Bush-7> > Non-immigrant visas[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=5> > ] > > Controversy over the immigration act of 1990 stemmed mostly from the > expansion of the green cards available for foreign laborers while limiting > the access to temporary visas such as the H-1B visa > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa> for visiting scholars. A > bulletin released by the Stanford University News Service in Sept. 1991 > claims that "Stanford, and other universities, will have to do more > paperwork to hire short-term visiting professors and researchers under the > H-1 visa program."[9] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Stanford-9> > > The bill also introduced a cap of 65,000 per year to H-1B and excluded > nurses, entertainers, athletes, and artists from qualifying.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > Another > short term visa is "D" category nonimmigrants who work "aboard sea or air > carriers or as longshore workers" there were more constraints added to > their ability to obtain visas as well.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > > However, it also created new categories of nonimmigrant visas. The O and P > categories were for extraordinarily skilled foreigners in the realm of > entertainment, athletics, science, etc. Their admittance depended upon > "consultation with the appropriate unions," usually who are asking them to > the U.S. and their time allowed here depended on how long the > event/activity they were participating in lasted.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Fordham_Journal_Highlights-2> > Significance[edit > <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Act_of_1990&action=edit§ion=6> > ] > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chart_of_foreign_born_in_the_US_labor_force_1900_to_2007.png> > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chart_of_foreign_born_in_the_US_labor_force_1900_to_2007.png> > Foreign-born in US labor force 1900-2015 > > After it became law, the United States would admit 700,000 new immigrants > annually, up from 500,000 before the bill's passage. The new system > continued to favor people with family members that already worked in the > United States, but added 50,000 "diversity visas" for countries from which > few were emigrating, as well as 40,000 permanent job-related workers and > 65,000 temporary worker visas.[10] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-10> > Additional > provisions strengthened the U.S. Border Patrol > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Border_Patrol> and altered language > regarding disease restrictions in a way that permitted the Secretary of > Health and Human Services > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services> to > remove AIDS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS> from the list of > illnesses making a prospective immigrant ineligible to enter the country. > [11] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Aids_restriction_lifted-11> > > Following the passage of this act, there were more immigrants admitted to > the U.S. in this decade than any prior decade in U.S. history with 10–11 > million documented entries.[5] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Boundless-5> > > This act also led to the creation of the *Jordan Commission or the U.S. > Commission on Immigration Reform*. The Commission released 4 reports > covering every aspect of U.S. Immigration policy and evaluated its quality > and effectiveness, making recommendations based on their findings.[12] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Jordan_Commish-12> > > The report concluded with the following statement of principles: > "Properly-regulated immigration and immigrant policy serves the national > interest by ensuring the entry of those who will contribute most to our > society and helping lawful newcomers adjust to life in the United States. > It must give due consideration to shifting economic realities. A > well-regulated system sets priorities for admission; facilitates nuclear > family reunification; gives employers access to a global labor market while > protecting U.S. workers; helps to generate jobs and economic growth; and > fulfills our commitment to resettle refugees as one of several elements of > humanitarian protection of the persecuted."[12] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990#cite_note-Jordan_Commish-12> > > > 1948 > > The Displaced Persons Act allows up to 200,000 refugees displaced by World > War II to enter the U.S. > 1950 > > Internal Security Act allows the deportation of any immigrants who were > ever members of the Communist Party. > 1952 > > Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (the McCarran-Walter Act) > consolidates earlier immigration legislation into one law and eliminates > race as a basis of exclusion. However, race continues to be a factor > because the quota system remains in place, except for immigrants from the > western hemisphere. Immigration from any country is capped at 1/6th of 1% > of the population of that nationality based on the 1920 census. > 1965 > > The Immigration Act of 1965 gets rid of the nationality quotas, but limits > annual immigration from the eastern hemisphere to 170,000, with a limit of > 20,000 immigrants per country, and for the first time caps annual > immigration from the western hemisphere at 120,000, without the country > limit. In addition, a preference system is established for family members > of U.S. citizens. > 1966 > > Cuban Adjustment Act allows Cubans to apply for permanent resident status > after residing in the U.S. for two years. > 1975 > > At the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. passes the Indochina Migration and > Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 that resettles about 200,000 Vietnamese and > Cambodian refugees in the U.S. and gives them a special parole status. The > program was extended to Laotians in 1976. > 1978 > > The immigration caps outlined in the 1965 Immigration Act are replaced > with an overall annual limit of 290,000. > 1980 > > The Refugee Act defines refugees as a person who flees his or her country > “on account of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion.” Refugees > are considered a different category than immigrants. The president and > Congress are granted the authority to establish an annual ceiling on the > number of refugees allowed into the U.S. The act also lowers the annual > limit of immigrants to 270,000, from 290,000. > 1986 > > The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) allows immigrants > who had entered the U.S. before Jan. 1, 1982, to apply for legal status but > required them to pay fines, fees, and back taxes. It also gives the same > rights to immigrants who worked in agricultural jobs for 90 days before May > 1982. About 3 million immigrants gained legal status through the law. The > act also requires employers to verify work status of all new hires and fine > those who hire undocumented workers. > 1990 > > The Immigration Act of 1990 sets an annual ceiling of 700,000 immigrants > for three years, and 675,000 thereafter. > 1996 > > The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act broadens > the definition of “aggravated felony” and increases the number of crimes > classified as such so immigrants could be deported for a wider range of > crimes. The law is applied retroactively. The act also increased the number > of Border Patrol agents and established an “expedited removal” procedure to > deport immigrants without a formal hearing. > > Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act sharply > cuts legal permanent residents’ eligibility for many public-assistance > benefits, including food stamps, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), > Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Medicaid. > 2005 > > The REAL ID Act of 2005 requires states to verify a person’s immigration > status or citizenship before issuing licenses, expands restrictions on > refugees requesting asylum, and limits the habeas corpus rights of > immigrants. > 2006 > > The REAL ID Act of 2005 requires states to verify a person’s immigration > status or citizenship before issuing licenses, expands restrictions on > refugees requesting asylum, and limits the habeas corpus rights of > immigrants. > 2014 > > On Nov. 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced he was taking executive > action to delay the deportation of some 5 million illegal immigrants. Under > the new policy people who are parents of U.S. citizens or legal residents > will receive deportation deferrals and authorization to work legally if > they have been in the U.S. for more than five years and pass background > checks. > > On Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 11:41:10 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > >> I think it's the deluge of immigrants, both legal and illegal, pouring >> into Western Nations. >> >> I've often said of late: we, as a Nation could survive the onslaught of >> massive (Legal & Illegal) immigration, maybe for another decade. We, as a >> Nation could most likely survive our massive debt for probably another >> decade. We can't survive both the debt and the massive influx, and survive >> for another decade. >> >> Something had to come to a head, and our "Cultures", both here and in >> Western Europa, were due for a "Culture Change" and both Americans and even >> their European socialist counterparts knew it. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 12:33 PM, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A few things; first and foremost, the internet. 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