My Apologies To Emma Lazarus: But...

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

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tramsey Loc: Texas

My sentiments exactly, enough of this United States land of free hand out.
That includes some of our citizens who used food stamps to buy chips and candy. They when they weight four hundred pounds and have dieabeties expect the govt to take care of them then to.
I think Emma was from a different time and was did not think what is happening at BOTH southern and northern border would ever happen or even crossed her mind.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

tramsey wrote:

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When that was written, there was no requirement to obtain a visa or get a green card.
You just merely showed up and you were allowed in.

FrumCA

Frank T wrote:

When that was written, there was no requirement to obtain a visa or get a green card.
You just merely showed up and you were allowed in.

But they showed up legally with the mind set of to assimilate themselves into our culture by learning our language, going to work, and not look for government handouts.

rwoodvira

The sad thing here is that we do need immigrants in professions - we are critically short after C***D of nurses. The
immigration of sk**led workers is essential.

Several years ago, a friend of my daughters that came to the US as a child was threatened with deportation. It was a fight that went on for years. She is a trained economist doing really good work. Fortunately she fell in love with an American and married. Even then she had to prove the marriage wasn't a sham.

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

Frank T wrote:

When that was written, there was no requirement to obtain a visa or get a green card.
You just merely showed up and you were allowed in.

Those were more simpler times; that's for sure.

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

tramsey wrote:

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You're right on point, my friend.

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

rwoodvira wrote:

The sad thing here is that we do need immigrants in professions - we are critically short after C***D of nurses. The
immigration of sk**led workers is essential.

Several years ago, a friend of my daughters that came to the US as a child was threatened with deportation. It was a fight that went on for years. She is a trained economist doing really good work. Fortunately she fell in love with an American and married. Even then she had to prove the marriage wasn't a sham.

Yes, and these are those people:
Biden Administration Faces Backlog of 380,000 Waiting to Immigrate
The suspension of most legal immigration, combined with the p******c, has left visa applicants in limbo. Even if President Biden ends the bans, it could take years to process everyone.

Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

FrumCA wrote:

But they showed up legally with the mind set of to assimilate themselves into our culture by learning our language, going to work, and not look for government handouts.

Effate Loc: El Dorado Hills, Ca.

Frank T wrote:

When that was written, there was no requirement to obtain a visa or get a green card.
You just merely showed up and you were allowed in.

Really, then the park rangers and docents are lying at Ellis Island.

Effate Loc: El Dorado Hills, Ca.

rwoodvira wrote:

The sad thing here is that we do need immigrants in professions - we are critically short after C***D of nurses. The
immigration of sk**led workers is essential.

Several years ago, a friend of my daughters that came to the US as a child was threatened with deportation. It was a fight that went on for years. She is a trained economist doing really good work. Fortunately she fell in love with an American and married. Even then she had to prove the marriage wasn't a sham.

She should have sought advice from Ilhan Omar.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

Effate wrote:

Really, then the park rangers and docents are lying at Ellis Island.

Ellis Island opened in the 19th century. The immigration act became law in 1924. That act set quotas for each country.
If they told you anything different then they are either mistaken or lying.

Effate Loc: El Dorado Hills, Ca.

Frank T wrote:

Ellis Island opened in the 19th century. The immigration act became law in 1924. That act set quotas for each country.
If they told you anything different then they are either mistaken or lying.

I was speaking to your statement you just showed up and they let you in. There was much screening (such as medical, psychiatric) and many were turned away.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-immigration-and-deportation-ellis-island/

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Rob48 wrote:

Those were more simpler times; that's for sure.

If your high school English teacher reads that, and approaches you with a ruler in her hand, be prepared to run like hell.