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It is estimated that there is a century of delay in the processing of US residence permits, which paralyzes the immigration system, threatening the economy, since only about 3 percent of the people who have submitted applications for a ?green card? will receive permanent status, while nearly 35 million applications are still pending.
The first delays began a hundred years ago when the first caps on immigration were applied, limits and quotas became common in a system that discourages legal and orderly immigration. These delays have rapidly accelerated as immigration laws become more restrictive and complicated by policies.
Given this, the experts assured during an informative session held by Ethnic Media Services, that the best solution would be to lift the caps and significantly expand legal immigration, while arguing that the American economy would benefit greatly, as would the Social Security fund.
David J. Bier, associate director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, commented that there is a limiting system and that is why there is such a large delay, explaining that it is the president who determines the limit.
?In family line, a person must ask their family member, and that request is kept in a drawer somewhere in the immigration service and is not reviewed for years, because the line is so long that they do not even bother to make a decision on many cases of these?, added Bier.
The expert asked that the community not be left with a bad idea, because sometimes it is thought that the United States is small and there is no room for new people, but these ideas are old since the country and the American economy can be strengthened.
?There are limitations that do not allow this green card to be granted. This limit system has been in place since 1990, although it has no basis nor is it used in reality, the president creates the refugee limit in consultation with Congress, and Congress provides financing for the refugee process, so it depends on them.?, accurate.
Among the countries that have the most immigrants requesting asylum is Mexico, which represents a significant number on the list of applications.
On the other hand, given the terrain of the next elections, it must be considered that Donald Trump cut the visa process by 80 percent, ended the refugee program by 90 percent and basically ended the family system, so It makes it worrying that he comes to power, closing borders and ending the opportunity to solve this system of delay.
Jack Malde, immigration and labor policy analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center, commented that there are annual limits for granting permits, so more requests arrive than can be handled and processing is the second cause of the delay, since the immigration office does not have enough staff.
For Malde, it is necessary to consider the benefits of granting green cards on the country's economy, since to improve the labor system, more people are needed to boost jobs, since there is an aging population.
?89 percent of those who apply for their green card are for people who are already inside the country, but need to formalize their employment; On the other hand, there are those who request that their relatives come to the United States to work. In any case, the process is slow but the application for relatives is even more delayed.?.
If the system can be improved, the states that would have the most benefits are California, Florida, Texas and New York, since they are the places where the most immigrants arrive.
Cyrus Mehta, immigration attorney, founder and managing partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners, stated that by assigning a number of visas for each state, the corresponding needs for each place will be better met, which would help disperse the benefits that migrants have, thus helping to improve the country's economy.
?It is a myth that there are a limited number of jobs, what we have realized is that, as more immigrants enter the country, they create more jobs, contribute their skills, and bring their experience, this helps innovate and create our economy?, commented Mehta.
On the other hand, Cyrus Mehta indicated that the birth rate has decreased, so the population in the United States is aging, which9 causes the workforce to be decreasing and considering immigrants is a solution.
Mehta commented on H1 visas, which are those based on employment, where those who enter in this way and have children apply for a visa, but when they turn 21 their legal time to stay in the country ends, for example. So they should look for other options, applying to request a different visa. Unfortunately, very few succeed in the process and it is unfortunate to lose prepared people.
?Congress could solve everything, having more green cards, opening more opportunities, there is a lot of political danger. However, if more party agreements can be achieved, but if a unified count is done, then visas are frozen and that should not happen.?, ended Cyrus Mehta.
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