NYT Editorial: "Time to Strengthen Family Immigration"

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/opinion/time-to-strengthen-family-immigration.html?hp&_r=0

^ I thought I'd share the above NYT editorial from yesterday morning. The article itself is pretty blase but the comments from readers were far more interesting. Drives home the point I often make that we who strive to bring our loved ones over here legally are a minority and therefore don't have much of a voice in the debate.

Any thoughts?

Edited March 25, 2013 by Sarah and Adnan

[Darnell 8,479]

when family immigration = uscitizen who's married an illegal alien, said illegal alien IN the USA, then no, I will never bend that label of 'family immigration', ever.

[Danno 1,228]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/opinion/time-to-strengthen-family-immigration.html?hp&_r=0

^ I thought I'd share the above NYT editorial from yesterday morning. The article itself is pretty blase but the comments from readers were far more interesting. Drives home the point I often make that we who strive to bring our loved ones over here legally are a minority and therefore don't have much of a voice in the debate.

Any thoughts?

Since you asked.... I have long opposed "chain migration" because it is never ending.

It makes perfect sense to unify immediate family, spouses and children.. but when you start including parents uncles and so on the chain never ends and thats exactly what we have seen.

In fact it would seem the article is a bit misleading... suggesting that those opposed to "chain migration" oppose wives and husbands and children from being united.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Since you asked.... I have long opposed "chain migration" because it is never ending.

It makes perfect sense to unify immediate family, spouses and children.. but when you start including parents uncles and so on the chain never ends and thats exactly what we have seen.

I agree.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I agree.

Holy cannoli, so do I!

I understand spouses and minor children. I have a harder time with adult children, and even harder with parents (unless they are of working age still). Siblings? I'm sure this will offend some on VJ, but I just do not get it. Why should siblings -- almost always adult -- benefit because someone got married to a USC?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Holy cannoli, so do I!

Me too! Amazing.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I agree.

Holy cannoli, so do I!

I understand spouses and minor children. I have a harder time with adult children, and even harder with parents (unless they are of working age still). Siblings? I'm sure this will offend some on VJ, but I just do not get it. Why should siblings -- almost always adult -- benefit because someone got married to a USC?

Me too! Amazing.

This is a special day.

The best part of marrying someone from a different country is not having to deal with the in-laws.

Edited March 25, 2013 by Teddy B

[JohnR! 5,495]

Me too! Amazing.

Me three!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

This is a special day.

The best part of marrying someone from a different country is not having to deal with the in-laws.

That's some wicked post nesting there, Teddy.

[Teddy B 17,252]

That's some wicked post nesting there, Teddy.

Took me a while to grasp it, but thanks to a little help from my friends I was able to figure it out. As you can see by the edit, I haven't quite perfected it.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Why do you all hate parents? Ugly childhoods?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I love my parents more than anything in the entire world, but I still don't think they should get to live here because I married a USC. Neither should my brothers or their kids.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

I love my parents more than anything in the entire world, but I still don't think they should get to live here because I married a USC. Neither should my brothers or their kids.

I agreed

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I love my parents more than anything in the entire world, but I still don't think they should get to live here because I married a USC. Neither should my brothers or their kids.

But being from Canada, correct (?) your family and friends and distant relatives have little trouble getting back and forth between countries to visit. Many people from other countries don't have that much freedom of movement.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

But being from Canada, correct (?) your family and friends and distant relatives have little trouble getting back and forth between countries to visit. Many people from other countries don't have that much freedom of movement.

Correct, and I'm very lucky that my parents are nothing but a two day drive away.

However, I'd feel the same way regardless of where I lived. I don't believe my parents should have the right to live in the country I live in just because I got married to a citizen of that country. It should not work that way.