Sen. Fetterman hopes Democrats know 'it isn't xenophobic' to worry about border, says party should 'engage'
Sen. Fetterman hopes Democrats know 'it isn't xenophobic' to worry about border, says party should 'engage'
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said during an interview on Thursday that he hopes members of his party know it is not "xenophobic" to be worried about the southern border.
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Immigration into the United States, especially for skilled people, should be easier than it is. It should also be easier for foreigners to enter temporarily to do seasonal unskilled work. And it should be a lot easier for citizens of the US to live and work throughout Europe, Japan, and Australia and vice-versa, simply on the strength of their passports. Conversely the asylum system is being abused and needs to be reformed, as well. (It's being abused by people who are left no other options for immigration into the United States.)
I largely think trying to secure a 2500-mile land border is a waste of money, the world's largest game of whack-a-mole, but if that's what conservatives want out of comprehensive immigration policy reform then I'd support it and it's good to see Fetterman, who's always been a reasonable guy, trying to lead the charge here.
I think h1b should be eliminated. It gives the employer to much power over the employee.
It's pretty standard in all countries for a work visa to be tied to your sponsorship by a particular employer, but you're right, it puts the employee in a terrible position. I'd like to see the US lead a movement to liberalize this visa category.
H1b is the worst of the worst. It provides no path to citizenship and if the person loses their job, they have short window In which they have to leave. If they’re are that special and High skilled, we should have a visa that just lets them work for anyone.
I’ve just seen so much abuse with the h1b. It’s soured me on it.
It provides no path to citizenship
Is it important that it does? Or maybe I don't understand what it means to not have a path to citizenship. Like you can't ever naturalize if you're here on H1b, ever?
The path to citizenship should be the same for everyone regardless of national origin, it seems to me, and it shoudn't be related to how you're in the country, or even if you are to start with. I think someone on a tourist entry should have the same path to citizenship, if they want it.
If they’re are that special and High skilled, we should have a visa that just lets them work for anyone.
I agree with this. I'd expand it - I think if you hold a passport from the US, Canada, the EU, Japan, or Australia you should be in a Shengen-like arrangement that allows you free movement and employability in any of those countries.
Correct. They can never naturalize under an h1b. That’s why employers have so much power over an h1b person. Rarely are they “high” skilled. They’re just a chance to have power over an employee.
Then I agree, it's a flawed program.
We already take a quarter of the worlds immigrants,how much more brain drain do you want? Its killing other countries.
There's no reason for that to be a concern of US immigration policy. Better for us if it isn't, in fact.