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Assignment 12

Immigrants in the US

Problems with the National policy of Skilled Immigration in the US

The need for extensive immigration reforms within the US have become mandatory since the existing national immigration system is completed destroyed, it is undermining the core national values and jeopardizing our economy and security. Introducing proper reform will also help in dealing with various existing issues regarding health. The congress is currently witnessing sky high expenses due to ineffective policies that have resulted in the wastage of billions of dollars, increased the crime rates, disrupted families and disturbed the whole national economy all because of our failed policies.

Green Card problems for high skilled immigrant to the US

Legal immigration into the country takes time, in order to authenticate the request many details need to be looked into. However this is a huge drawback in terms of high skilled labor, according to the National foundation for American policy the wait time for skilled labor is around 5 to 8 years, which can lead to the immigrant to cancel the whole process which will be a huge loss to the country. The long wait for skilled labor and foreign students is a huge issue. Most of the skilled labor will make their careers in the United States and ultimately improve the economy.

Unauthorized Aliens

A huge issue with the immigration system of America is the entrance of unauthorized people without proper documentation or with forged documents, according to the census bureau a total amount of 7 million aliens are residing within the country measures need to be taken to conduct proper documentation so that the aliens can also pay regular taxes. The increase in unlawful immigration is a security threat and shows a huge flaw of our system. Immigration is becoming a growing reason for increase of terrorism within the country (Kane, 2006)

Immigration polices implemented by George W. Bush

In 2006 former president George Bush laid out a five part plan in order to reform the immigration system

· Major investment in border security to protect the country from unlawful entries. Increasing the border patrol and temporarily deploying 6000 national troop guards.

· A tamper proof identification card for all temporary workers

· Creating more strict rules for immigration enforcement at business level; in order to help reduce exploitation of illegal workers within the country

· Skilled immigrants will be required to learn English for assimilation

· A program for mass deportation of illegal immigrants (www.ontheissue.org).

Bush ended the catch and release policy, which was a practice in which other immigrants were picked and released until their deportation, most of them flee and never showed up. Bush expanded these facilities and held the illegal’s until their time of deportation, by 200 the process took a hundred days which was reduced to 20 by the time Bush left office. Bush also secured the borders by deploying fences and advanced technological mechanisms.

Bush started an immigration policy that permits temporary workers; most of whom are high skilled workers that posses’ skills that are not present within the country and which will increase the economic growth however Bush denies amnesty since he believed there are already too many people waiting for citizenship why increase the crowd. Illegal immigrants who were employed and the employer presented proof that the immigrant has a skill or knowledge necessary for their business were given a time limited worker card, the card would have a time limit and once expired the government would know who needs to go.

Bush didn’t believe in amnesty though he supported the temporary worker program. Bush also proposed an ambitious plan that allowed undocumented aliens to maintain their jobs for a period of 6 to 8 years which would ultimately lead them to the path of attaining citizenship. Bush supported lifting the limit on H 1B visas, which he believed was a solution to deal with the shortage of high tech workers.

Contrast between Bush administration and Obama administration in terms on immigration

According to Obama his administration has started various measures in order to amend the broken immigration system by June 2012 the department of Homeland security established a new process that focused on removing the individuals who appeared as a threat to the national security and out the public to risk (Khimm, 2012). Businesses that illegally acquire high skilled employees will be accountable, they need to follow the rules and have all employees verified.

The biggest change Obama administration brought was the announcement that children of illegal immigrants will be given a chance to remain within the country and pursue their education and work within the United States (Kelly, 2009). Obama emphasized that these immigrants even though they have proper education are working in low skill jobs, the permit Obama brought allowed these same immigrants to apply for better paying jobs This reform was called the Dream act, the most serious issue people had with it was that even high school dropout were being retained within the country as potential high skill workers. However Obama also failed to increase the H-1B capacity and any foreign students who are educated within the US are sent back home. Obama has made no effort to increase the H-1B capacity instead he plans on limiting the number of people who receive these visas. Obama has also deported approximately 1 million illegal immigrants within two years (Serwer, 2012)

Future suggestions for policy makers of 2013

There are many aspects of H-1B that need to be understood by the government so that proper reforms are introduced within the immigration policies for high skilled workers. Many people believe hiring foreign workers is reducing the job opportunities for the Americans. They need to understand the fundamental purpose behind the H-1B visa is to hire a worker with expertise and skills currently unavailable within the country. H-1B workers train American’s and that creates jobs for others citizens but in order to prosper there is a need for these high skilled workers within the country.

America is the country of innovations and in order for America to continue innovating a proper immigration policy needs to be introduced that enable foreign experts to come within the country start their businesses and train Americans. For this purpose America should focus on attracting more high skilled labor within the country. Another huge issue with the immigration process that hasn’t been addressed by any of the previous administrations is the time and lengthy process involved in giving temporary work visas. The process should be short and less time consuming so the country can develop further. Many corporations complain the unavailability of skilled workforce. Every masters and higher graduate with a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) from US universities should be exempted from the H1B quota, so that more skilled workers can enter the country. A separate visa category should be introduced for entrepreneurs who have completed their education from the US.

Visa program for entrepreneurs need to be updated the term needs to be increased. Guest worker programs should be properly implemented and promoted since they help in developing the US industries. Arbitrary restrictions on country by country caps on visa provision should be eliminated. a special immigration category for graduates from the US should be started. Exempt families from the employment based green card quota in order to increase the capacity of skilled workers. The duration of H-1b capacity should be increased. 1 high skilled immigrant results in an increase of job opportunities.

The current situation in which a student attains an advanced degree from the US has to return to their own country is a loss; they should be offered jobs within the US. The overall capacity of H-1B visas needs to be increased from 65,000. Offer scholarships to foreign students enrolled in US institutes in STEM fields, provided they will work in the US for a period of 5 years. Admitting high skilled workers who are suited for a certain work demand will help the government hold down costs for welfare, medical care and social services. Allowing temporary workforce and to the labor force will help small industries to remain operational within the US while competing within the global market (Mofet, n.d).

Conclusion

The United States is one of the most progressed country in the world, in order to maintain this status Americans need to stay ahead of others in every aspect academically and within the workforce. For this purpose the new administration must adopt immigration measure that the previous governments have over looked. Proper reforms that have been promised repeatedly regarding the immigration policies need to be made. The overall capacity of immigrants should be increased and people should be explained about the requirement of high skilled labor unavailable within the country. Lastly the suggested reforms if properly executed can prove to be beneficial not just for the worker but for the overall economy and it will also increase the availability of new jobs.

Works Cited

American Immigration council (2011)”The U.S. Economy Still Needs Highly Skilled Foreign Workers”

Kelley, M. et. al (2009) “Guidelines for Fixing Our Broken Immigration System”

Khimm, S. (2012) “Obama is deporting immigrants faster than Bush.”

Lee, B. (2012) “The US immigration debate”

Serwer, A. (2012)”Like Obama, George W. Bush Let Illegal Immigrants Stay and Work”