Biden's lack of stopping Illegal immigrants

[Mike M (the other one)]

(08-31-2023, 11:45 AM)pally Wrote: Until Congress stops using immigration as a political talking point and finally fixes the LEGAL immigration system, there is no hope of ever stopping illegal immigration.  Give people a legal avenue of realistically immigrating in a reasonable time period and the incentive to come illegally goes away.

Right now from Mexico, it can take up to 20 years to be able to legally immigrate to this country and then it can take just as long to obtain citizenship or even a green card the backlog is so high

That's not it, the problem is we want educated workers. 
The majority of those that want to come here simply don't qualify for that status. So they use Asylee, Refugee status to get in (or send minors unaccompanied by adults). 
That's a couple of the ways you can come here.

The one where you are talking 20 years? that's if a LPR applies to bring a child or daughter (unmarried and over 18) to the US.
If/Once they become a USC that time is shortened alot (3-4 years). So 8-9 years, so have to wait 5 (4 if married to USC) to become a USC then apply and you will be moved to the front of the line over the LPRs (Legal Perm Residents). 

And yes, Mexico has a very high wait time simply because they are our poverty stricken neighbor.