[Assam] Immigration policy

[kamal deka]

First thing first.As a sovereign country, the USA has every right to be
bristling with prejudices as far as immigration policy is concerned.They should
not be criticized for being harsh with the potential immigrants.However,family
reunification programme has been the cornerstone for the past few
decades.Ican think of three reasons as to why legal immigrants should
be allowed to
reunite with their families.

First,a permanent class of legal immigrants who are constantly told ,their
labor is welcome,but their families are not, will never be full participants
in the American dream.The Oath of Allegiance had been all about ensuring
that new Americans don't have divided loyalties.Now that will be enshrined
in law.

Families are the bedrock of American life.Recent poll shows that young
Americans identified broken families,not Iraq or global warming as their
greatest fear.What message does the White House send out about family value
when its action undercuts its sermon ?

Dr.David Ho,the Time magazine's man of the year in 1996, pioneered the use
of protease inhibitors to treat HIV-infected patients.Thousands and
thousands of Americans now have new lease on life,thanks to him.He came to
the USA at the age of 12 from Taiwan to reunite with his father.

My point is that the legal and the illegal immigrants should not be thrown
into the same pot to swim or sink.

KJD


On 7/7/07, umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Kamal-da,
>
> When Immigration began 500 years back in USA then there was no family
> reunification programs -- those who had guts and desire for adventure sailed
> across the oceans and never saw their families again. Some prisoners had to
> be sent to Australia since no one in thier right minds wanted to go to
> Australia -- some bribed and escaped and came back to Britain  -- read
> Chalres Dicken's Great Expectations.
>
> So why this pillar of immigration. Immigration means travel to a new place
> -- not bringing all your hometown and family and friends with you. Does it?
>
> Umesh
>
> *kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>  Do you know that the White House is floating a new immigration
> proposal,which is designed to tear down another pillar of immigration policy
> ----family reunification?
>
> It appears that sibling and adult children of American citizen are just
> out of luck,turned by a stroke of the pen from family members into strangers
> in the eye of law.Instead of blood-ties,people will be judged by a point
> system in which knowledge of English and education would be given importance
> rather than family value.
>
> KJD
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