Hi All,
I am not a good story writer, so some body please edit or add more valid points to this story. So that we can send it to CNN, Fax and all other channels for more awarness abour our issue.
Let me know your views.
-----------------------
Dear CNN producers,
I watch AnderSon Cooper 360, LouDobbs and Larry king shows and
i love your television channel, the way you present the truth the
American citizens and the communities.
I would like to take this opportunity and request you guys to consider
this topic as a important topic for the immigration community, US economy
by putting this on AIR.
Topic to discuss on your channel:
Legal Immigration issues or Green Card delay kills young talent. Are we getting
what we need?
Issue: Right now there are more than 1 million legal immigrants are in line,
waiting to get their green cards. Some of them are waiting for long time (tired)
and been staying here in USA for more than 4 to 9 years.
Why we need these Legal immigrants.
Justification:
Yahoo, Google and some of the top company founders are LEGAL immigrations
and we can not ignore legal immigrants talent the way they built these companies
which gives thousands of jobs here in US.
Here is some of the facts about Legal Immigrants from the Economy point of view.
1. Legal Immigrants are very skilled people, like IT professionals, doctors, and
Scientists.
2. They make minimum $60K to $250K from their jobs.
3. They are so young and talented people, which gives us the fresh ideas and energy
to the country.
4. In Bay area it self, there are more than 30% start up companies are from
recent legal immigrants.
Here is what we are loosing from them because of the delay in the green card processing.
Assuming that 10% of immigrants will spend their money, which is around 100,000. Use this
number in the following areas and calculate how much US Economy might grow in each category.
1. They make very good salary, but they are very careful about spending money because
they are not from this country. So they will wait until they become legal residence
to start spending their money.
2. They won't buy a home because they don't know about their status.
If you think 10% of the legal immigrants will buy homes after they get their green cards,
then the number of new homes will grow in US is 100,000.
Most of the homes what these immigrants buy are more than $300K an AVEARAGE (Source:
based on their income levels).
I have 10 friends in USA who came here from India, out of 10, around 6 people are
waiting for buy a home once if they green card.
3. Most of these immigrants has so much talent, they want to invest their money and
on start companies (like Bay Area), start restaurants (which will give jobs to US citizens)etc.
This is a big investment number that US economy is missing.
4. They cannot plan on big vacation like any other Americans because they don't know
Happens with their status tomorrow. So they cannot spend $3K to go to Hawaii.
This would be loss to Airlines.
5. They have been driving old car and don't want to buy a luxury car even thou they
are capable of buying a expensive car worth more than $40K (Usually).
6. These guys send all their money to their native countries to build their base
because they don't know the future here in US.
So if i made $125K in my first 5 years that is $125K hard cash after tax.
Many more like this ...So over all, if we add up all these numbers, they are big numbers..
Next part is, how much Legal immigrants are suffering from this delay of green cards.
1. Most of the legal immigrants are so young, so if they don't get their green cards
in 10 years, that means US is missing very young age talent on that time span
and letting them to stay in LIMBO for 10 years.
Then, by the time they get their green cards, they will cross 30 years or 35 years.
So this age will be slow age to take any risk in starting up a new business or
spend their money.
2. If i can not get my green card in US (or delay) , there might be a chance that
i will need to move back to my home country (India). When i plan to go India,
i will tell the same to my employer and my employer might say, "if you are
leaving then why don't we hire some body in India and do all our development
over there for less cost".
This is how it starts the trend to go back to foreign countries.
3. 10 years living in LIMBO is too much burden on brain, so they get to mental
health issues.
4. Most of the individual stories are some kind of tragedy because of the green card
delay.
Many more things like this ....
Also see the latest Legal immigrant article on Yahoo recently.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061129/us_nm/usa_greencard_dc
Finally, i would like US Government, Politicians to see all these points, approve
the green cards soon to make millions of immigrants life better and start getting
their turn by letting them spend their money with the peaceful life.
Thanks,
Ravi Surya.
My phone number: xxx-xxx-xxxx
I am not a good story writer, so some body please edit or add more valid points to this story. So that we can send it to CNN, Fax and all other channels for more awarness abour our issue.
Let me know your views.
-----------------------
Dear CNN producers,
I watch AnderSon Cooper 360, LouDobbs and Larry king shows and
i love your television channel, the way you present the truth the
American citizens and the communities.
I would like to take this opportunity and request you guys to consider
this topic as a important topic for the immigration community, US economy
by putting this on AIR.
Topic to discuss on your channel:
Legal Immigration issues or Green Card delay kills young talent. Are we getting
what we need?
Issue: Right now there are more than 1 million legal immigrants are in line,
waiting to get their green cards. Some of them are waiting for long time (tired)
and been staying here in USA for more than 4 to 9 years.
Why we need these Legal immigrants.
Justification:
Yahoo, Google and some of the top company founders are LEGAL immigrations
and we can not ignore legal immigrants talent the way they built these companies
which gives thousands of jobs here in US.
Here is some of the facts about Legal Immigrants from the Economy point of view.
1. Legal Immigrants are very skilled people, like IT professionals, doctors, and
Scientists.
2. They make minimum $60K to $250K from their jobs.
3. They are so young and talented people, which gives us the fresh ideas and energy
to the country.
4. In Bay area it self, there are more than 30% start up companies are from
recent legal immigrants.
Here is what we are loosing from them because of the delay in the green card processing.
Assuming that 10% of immigrants will spend their money, which is around 100,000. Use this
number in the following areas and calculate how much US Economy might grow in each category.
1. They make very good salary, but they are very careful about spending money because
they are not from this country. So they will wait until they become legal residence
to start spending their money.
2. They won't buy a home because they don't know about their status.
If you think 10% of the legal immigrants will buy homes after they get their green cards,
then the number of new homes will grow in US is 100,000.
Most of the homes what these immigrants buy are more than $300K an AVEARAGE (Source:
based on their income levels).
I have 10 friends in USA who came here from India, out of 10, around 6 people are
waiting for buy a home once if they green card.
3. Most of these immigrants has so much talent, they want to invest their money and
on start companies (like Bay Area), start restaurants (which will give jobs to US citizens)etc.
This is a big investment number that US economy is missing.
4. They cannot plan on big vacation like any other Americans because they don't know
Happens with their status tomorrow. So they cannot spend $3K to go to Hawaii.
This would be loss to Airlines.
5. They have been driving old car and don't want to buy a luxury car even thou they
are capable of buying a expensive car worth more than $40K (Usually).
6. These guys send all their money to their native countries to build their base
because they don't know the future here in US.
So if i made $125K in my first 5 years that is $125K hard cash after tax.
Many more like this ...So over all, if we add up all these numbers, they are big numbers..
Next part is, how much Legal immigrants are suffering from this delay of green cards.
1. Most of the legal immigrants are so young, so if they don't get their green cards
in 10 years, that means US is missing very young age talent on that time span
and letting them to stay in LIMBO for 10 years.
Then, by the time they get their green cards, they will cross 30 years or 35 years.
So this age will be slow age to take any risk in starting up a new business or
spend their money.
2. If i can not get my green card in US (or delay) , there might be a chance that
i will need to move back to my home country (India). When i plan to go India,
i will tell the same to my employer and my employer might say, "if you are
leaving then why don't we hire some body in India and do all our development
over there for less cost".
This is how it starts the trend to go back to foreign countries.
3. 10 years living in LIMBO is too much burden on brain, so they get to mental
health issues.
4. Most of the individual stories are some kind of tragedy because of the green card
delay.
Many more things like this ....
Also see the latest Legal immigrant article on Yahoo recently.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061129/us_nm/usa_greencard_dc
Finally, i would like US Government, Politicians to see all these points, approve
the green cards soon to make millions of immigrants life better and start getting
their turn by letting them spend their money with the peaceful life.
Thanks,
Ravi Surya.
My phone number: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Last edited by a moderator:
