ppk_walther said:Traditionally Republicans are good for Immegration. Dems are always anti-immegration. If Dems come majority I think the entire EB process will be in big trouble.
Already 1+ years in retrogression and no stopping of very fast PERM LCs and super fast I140s, I would really like to know number of applicants waiting to file I485 in last couple years.
Dems coming to majority they will have diff agenda on their mind(socialism) forget about fast green cards.
gravitation said:Not true. It's the other way. Bush is an exception.
PHSESAaug said:I think there is a good chance for EB3 India movements if democrats win on Nov 7 and take over the house. This way some sort of immigration reform gets passed. Comments?
saras76 said:PHSESAaug,
This whole immigration issue is caught in pure politics. The Republicans have tried to use the CIR in their favor by bringing up security issues (open borders, criminal illegals etc etc) because that has been the "bread and butter" of the Republican party for the past 5 years. The Republicans always try to twist everything into a "security" issue. The Dems on the other hand have tried to use the CIR to swing the Hispanic vote by appearing sympathetic and painting the Republicans as bigots who dislike immigrants. The truth is that neither party is concerned about "immigration" as such. It was identified as a a convenient issue that could sway the "average" voter one way or the other and it was used accordingly. This is not to say that there aren't genuine politicans that care about immigration issues, there are a handful. Most others just use immigration to further their own agenda.
As for what might happen to immigration if Dems come into power, it could go either way. They may try to push through a pro-illegal bill in the hope of securing long term Hispanic votes. They might end up doing nothing either. They will do what brings most politican traction to their parties. If Republicans stay in power then the deadlock will probably continue.
regards,
saras
marlon2006 said:I am not sure if I agree with you on this. From my empirical research, I talk to American friends a lot about politics;it is my feeling that the people - not only politicians - are making the border security and illegal immigration a priority. I think that makes sense, as you can see, the threat of terrorism is very real. That same feeling is reflected by various polls and the 'immigration hearings' performed during Summer. You really have figures such as Sen. Tacredo, Sen. King, Sensenbrenner that honestly, I don't think those folks are only playing politics. I think that's about a real ideology. More Republican senators than Democrat ones value security. I hope I am right, because if not, then this country's name should be renamed to "India" or "Mexico" or something like that.
That said, I think a Republican controlled congress would be to our advantage. It is very simple. Republicans are more inclined towards business, that's why they have a tendency to let in more skilled professionals. On the other hand Democrats are more known for their social services approach. Ironically, Democrats are in favor of illegal immigration for one reason and one reason only:they bet that as time progresses, if they grant permanent residency for millions and millions of illegal aliens that would turn them into potential voters who could guarantee success for Democrats for years to come. Same principal applies to the catholic church. The catholic church has lots of empty seats and they need the illegal aliens to boost membership and keep the declining church alive.
That said, I think if Democrats win and you can expect to see the illegal immigration debate eventually brought up to the surface again. I believe that Democrats would not consider the SKIL bill though. It would be more strategical if they keep the employment based greencard and H1B issues attached to the illegal alien amnesty bills, in order to keep the pressure on.
I may be wrong about that, but let's watch and see.
Regards,
Marlon
saras76 said:Marlon,
Your points are well taken. I was not referring to the SKIL bill. I said that if Dems come into power they will probably try to push through a pro-illegal bill. There is no saying what that might do for us. As for Republicans, they would like us to believe that everything that does not match their political ideeology is a "threat to the country". I do not agree with that either. As far as I am concerned, neither party makes any sense to me. I tend to believe that relief will only come through "piggy backing" onto issues that politicians really care about such as security, hispanic vote, labor demands due to economy etc etc.
regards,
saras
guldukan said:for sake of discussion let's assume Dems win and they ignore SKILL and pass pro illegal bill, which means our dear usics will be burried with 12 million applications, what will they do with pending legal applications which runns in 100-200k?
if this happens I hope they flush out in one stroke and give GCs to all of us wishfull thinking
.. at the expense of EB workers and the reason for current retrogressionsfmars said:245i amnesty for illegals was approved by Democrats
GreenCardVirus said:.. at the expense of EB workers and the reason for current retrogression