I don't think you can get the money back. In my opinion at least part of that money should be refunded in case we take off. I think only a reputable attorney could answer this for sure, but I notice that there is not much interest from groups to go that route. Not sure why though or perhaps they already consulted lawyers and that is not feasible. Unsure.
Now regarding our cause attached to the illegal alien bill:
In my view the times that our group should be lobbying and educating senators about our issue has passed. Now enough senators know about our plight. I think we should move on and ask Senators to initiate a separate bill to address our issues. We should only request modest and realistic goals, which should receive broader support. I would say if senators could at least come up with a mere recapture of visa numbers, allow people with PD > 2 years file I-485 upon approval of LC, allow people with PD > 3 years change jobs on EAD without restrictions. No, it would not reduce the greencard processing time to 2 years, but at least it could be a relief should be a remedy for veterans waiting for 4 years on this insane process. Realistic things should be addressed, more like on a relief basis and leave the more complex and Sen. Santa Claus provisions to a future bill (to be passed in 2090 perhaps).
Honestly, anything attached to such absurd guest-worker/amnesty program seems to me a mirage. Moreover, even if such guest-worker/amnesty bill ever passes, imagine how busy the USCIS adjucators would be ? It would be a total chaos and I believe that it is fair to assume that our cases would be given - as usual - low priority.
Read recent feedback below from someone who has experience:
One of the Chief Administrators of the 1986 Amnesty Speaks Out Against Repeating a Failed Policy
William King Jr., one of the top government officials responsible for carrying out the amnesty provision of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), spoke out at a press conference Thursday, April 6 flanked by Representatives Virgil Goode (R-VA), Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and Walter Jones (R-NC) asking lawmakers and the public to remember the failed legacy and flood of illegal immigration that followed the ill-fated amnesty of 1986. Under IRCA, which lawmakers promised would be a one-time-only offer, some 3 million illegal aliens received amnesty in exchange for a government commitment to crack down on future illegal immigration to the United States.
“As a nation, we seem to be suffering from collective amnesia about why amnesty programs, like the one being decided in the Senate today, have never and will never work,” said King, who served as a regional director for the INS and served more than 27 years with the U.S. Border Patrol, and was one of five regional U.S. planners tapped to put the 1986 amnesty program into effect. King recalled the widespread use of counterfeit documents that resulted in many people obtaining amnesty fraudulently, and the government’s failure to make good on promises to enforce the nation’s borders and punish employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens.
“Anyone in the federal government who supports amnesty for millions of illegal aliens is recklessly endangering the security of the nation and undermining the economic security of just about everyone in this country who works for a living” King declared. “Based on my knowledge of the 1986 amnesty program, coupled with 49 years of continuous experience in immigration law enforcement, I can say there is no possible way that the proposals now under consideration for a guest worker program and/or general amnesty should receive approval. With at least 12 million people living here illegally, there will be no way to prevent massive fraud or even to conduct cursory background checks on applicants. It cannot be done.”
sigh007 said:
Seems like no body cares about legal immigrants, then I don't see why we should contribute our share in the social security tax pool prior of being a GC holder. It's just so ridiculous to go through this whole retrogression fieasco especially it may take years to resolve, at the rate it's going now.
I've been patiently waiting for my GC for too long. It's not right to be treated this way. Can't understand why they lump legal immigrants stuff into the same bill as illegal immigrants'. I'd like to get my money back since my equal contribution is so insignificant. Anyone knows if there is any way that we could get our social security tax money back?
