[Assam] Immigration policy

Sun Jul 8 06:07:32 PDT 2007

It is impossible for me to write  responses according to the individual
level of comprehension.If I do that, I will land up writing---ba ba black
ship.

First, you tried to advance an argument saying that family reunification
program was not there 500 years ago and therefore it should not be there
fore ever.That is too facile of an argument to make.Every era or every age
has its own dynamics.What was held right 500 years ago may be perceived
wrong in today's world.100 years ago,the slavery and segregation was a part
of life here in America,does that mean those vices should have been allowed
to continue till today ? Two wrongs don't make a right. The term immigration
does not mean 'travel " only as you have implied.You may consult a
dictionary for proper definition. Tourists and immigrants are two different
things.

When did I say ' sharp guys " should not be allowed to come ? I cited the
example of Dr.David Ho just to stress the point that there are thousands of
cases like Dr.Ho,who created novel things after arriving in the US under
family reunification program.That should have been easily understood.

You wrote that 50% of American marriages end in divorce and divorce breaks
up a family.You seem to contradict yourself by saying so.That's exactly why
I wrote in my previous mail pointing out to the fact that young Americans
identified broken family as their greatest fear !!! Didn't I ?

You also wrote that in order to meet one's family,one should take time off
to meet them.If the meaning of ' family reunification' is just to meet the
family once in a while by taking time off,then we might as well forget about
the reunification of spouses too.They can meet each other once in a while
and that's all .Is not it ?

KJD

On 7/8/07, umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com > wrote:
>
> So you mean that just becos one person did well and created HIV medicie so
> millions should be allowed in - whereas those adventurous and sharp guys who
> take the risk on their own should not be??
>
> 50% of American marriages end in divorces so I do not see their fear of
> broken families -- divorce breaks up a family does it not?
>
> Third,  if a person is a citizen of USA  after coming here - I think s/he
> is entitld to bring along his/her spouse and underage children. It is easier
> to go from USA to India (22 hours) than it was for me to go from Delhi to
> Chennai (38 hours - by train). Most people in India never travel by plane -
> so have greater difficulty in meeting family -say an Assamese  working in
> Bangalore - (40 hours atleast by train)  than visiting India from USA.
>
> Even within the country people have to move elsewhere (in India ) to look
> for work --so there is no cure for that. Is there?  If one wants to meet
> family -- take some time off from work and visit them!!
>
> Umesh
>
>
>
> *kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com >* wrote:
>
> 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.I can 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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