Today, this friend has a very large extended family of individuals who would not have been in the United States had it not been for his uncle who started the chain migration in the 70s.



The above is an example of a regular, educated, middle class family, with no particular reason to leave India other than the fact that it was “conveniently available” and also with no special value add to American society.

Look at what one of my cousins did with his family. After waiting for several years, three of his brothers and their families, totaling 10 people, came to America on a green card. None of them speak good English. None of them has any skills. Immediately after coming, they applied for Medicaid.

Though they are trying to find a job, it is difficult to find one. If they don’t find any job, they may be eligible to apply for all kinds of benefits. Americans will be spending thousands of dollars to feed them, to house them, to provide medical care, to educate their children, etc.

While that is the case, there are many educated and skilled people who can’t come to America under the current system.

What Trump proposes is good for America. Bring immediate family members and create a merit based system with a limitation of overall immigration. After passing that system, if Trump brings any of his distant relatives, you have a right to criticize him.

Immigrants harassed

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I am a U.S. citizen living abroad on contract. My wife had a green card for more than 30 years, taught thousands of children, paid taxes and cost the government exactly zero. She was put under so much browbeating and stress by the I.N.S. (taken to private room for questioning etc.) every time we returned to the United States that she surrendered her green card for a quiet life.

We’re not coming back.

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I am somewhat conservative in many of my views. My wife is an immigrant and when I hear Trump going on and on about “chain” migration it really bothers me. I could understand if he is talking about keeping terrorists from entering the country, but my wife’s nieces and nephews who have tech degrees would be great to have here in America.