Thread: Obama issues one million green cards

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With 1 in 5 Americans out of work, Obama issues over a million green cards

April 11, 5:36 AMImmigration Reform ExaminerDave Gibson

The Department of Homeland Security has just reported that during 2009, they issued 1,130,818 new Green Cards to foreign nationals, allowing them to work legally in this country. That number represents the fourth highest number of cards issued in one year.

750,000 of the new Green Cards were given to the families of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

The top four recipient nations are as follows:

-Mexico…164,920
-China…receiving 64,238
-Philippines…60,029
-India…57,304

In Feb. 2009, the financial institution Merrill Lynch announced that the nation’s actual unemployment rate had reached 13.9 percent. A year later, that number had risen to 17.3 percent. This figure represents Americans who have been laid off from full-time positions and are now working part-time, as well as those who have simply stopped looking for work, and workers whose unemployment benefits have run out.

The official unemployment figure given monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is now listed around 10 percent, but represents only those Americans currently receiving unemployment checks, and is not truly indicative of the dire employment situation now facing the U.S.

In 1931, the second full year of the Great Depression, the average rate of unemployment was 16.3 percent, with U.S. unemployment peaking at 25 percent in 1933. We now sit in between those two disastrous figures, with an ever-worsening economy.

With U.S. unemployment now at depression levels, we simply can no longer tolerate not only illegal immigration, but any immigration which allows foreign nationals to take much-needed jobs from American citizens.

Why are we paying the salaries of elected representatives who now seem to represent everyone, but us?

Enemy Of The People...

THIS JUST MAKES ME REALLY REALLY SICK. AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE OUT OF WORK BECAUSE ILLEGALS ARE THE ONLY ONES BEING HIRED, AND HE GOES AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND, WHY ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE FROM MEXICO BEING ISSUED GREEN CARDS OVER OTHER NATIONALITIES? SOMETHING ABOUT THIS JUST ISN'T RIGHT. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED AND ARE IGNORED FOR THE SAKE OF ADMITTING MORE PEOPLE FROM MEXICO TO COME HERE AND TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY. OBAMA, I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENJOYED YOUR STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE BECAUSE, YOU'VE ONLY GOT 2YRS TO GO AFTER THIS YEAR AND THEN YOU ARE OUTTA THERE

The way the economy is...this is treason....

There should be zero immigration until the unemployment is zero...

Originally Posted by PatriotofPast

Enemy Of The People...

Yes

Mexico…164,920
-China…receiving 64,238
-Philippines…60,029
-India…57,304

All third-world!

Shouldn't this be in the "News Stories" forum?

MW,


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Newmexican wrote:

MW,


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That's the "Other Topics" forum. What I intended on saying was, shouldn't this thread be moved to the "News Stories" forum. The "Other Topics" forum is for non-immigration related threads and the "News Stories" forum is for immigration related news stories.

Actually "Green Cards" are issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.

Green Card (Permanent Residence)

A permanent resident is someone who has been granted authorization to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. As proof of that status, a person is granted a permanent resident card, commonly called a "green card." You can become a permanent resident several different ways. Most individuals are sponsored by a family member or employer in the United States. Other individuals may become permanent residents through refugee or asylee status or other humanitarian programs. In some cases, you may be eligible to file for yourself.

The steps to become a permanent resident are different for each category and will depend on if you are currently living inside or outside the United States. The main categories are listed below. More information is available in the links to the left.

Green Card Through Family
How to apply for permanent residence when a family member petitions for you

Green Card Through a Job
How to apply for permanent residence based on a job offer or employment

Green Card Through Refugee or Asylum Status
How to apply for permanent residence when you have been granted refugee or asylum status

Other Ways to Get a Green Card
Learn about the many other ways that you may qualify for permanent residence

If you are unsure which immigration path best fits your particular situation, see the "Green Card Processes & Procedures" link to the left which includes:

Green Card Eligibility

Learn who can apply for permanent residence
Adjustment of Status
Learn about the multi-step process for individuals inside the United States that want to get a green card
Consular Processing
Learn about the multi-step process for individuals outside the United States that want to get a green card

If you are already a permanent resident, see the "After the Green Card Is Granted" link to the left for more information about renewing or replacing your green card, travel outside the United States, your rights and responsibilities as a permanent resident, conditional residency, and more.
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