Glossary of terms used in immigration debate
Good descriptions of some basic terms. Also, this describes “back of the line” exactly the way I do!
Good descriptions of some basic terms. Also, this describes “back of the line” exactly the way I do!
It has been a very long time since I have posted anything on my blog and even longer since I have posted anything of a personal nature and not just a link to an article. I find myself in a slightly confusing moment in my life. When Greysis came home, I swore to keep this blog going, to continue fighting for immigration reform and to do the best I could to bring information to those following me. I have not followed through on that promise. My posts have been scattered and while some articles have been very informative, my passion for immigration reform has not been highlighted at all in any of them. I still have the passion for immigration reform. I can still see the huge changes that need to made and advancement that must happen in order to get this country moving in the right direction. I am also human. My entire life has been all about immigration for more than 3 years. I am exhausted. I know that our case, while still complicated, was far less complicated than many of those out there. I know that we did not have to wait as long as many couples have to wait. I know that there are those out there who will be waiting for many more years. However, knowing all of that does not make me less tired of dealing with this ridiculous form of government and its insane unjust policy. I know that it is my job to keep fighting. I know that I want change. What I do not know is where to go from here. I feel that this blog is reaching such a limited audience and that essentially, I am preaching to the choir. I appreciate the choir and its support, but preaching to the choir does not creat change or expand knowledge. I think in order to not feel exhausted from this process, I need to feel like I am actually changing something. I know that I am not going to directly change policy. I am not a law maker, I do not write the policy. What I want to change are people’s minds; and not just about immigration policy, but marriage equality. Those two issues to so intertwined for me and so incredibly important that I cannot see a way to fight for only one. Going forward, this blog will fight for both.
This started off as our immigration story, now it needs to turn into the story of our family and friends. Immigration policy and marriage equality effect all of us and lack of change and action on both of those issues is detrimental to our country and our world. I feel the need to do more. Focusing on only one issues when it is so closely connected to another that I am also passionate about felt wrong. I think bringing these two issues together, writing about both, and fighting for both will help keep me focused. It is time for both me and this blog to evolve and move forward and continue to fight a more inclusive fight.
Cause for both immigration reform and the legalization of same sex marriage. Absolutely heartbreaking and something I never want a single member of my family to go through.
I am trying to keep the steam from coming out of the top of my head. What Sen. Rubio is suggesting would not have allowed my husband to currently be here. I am not against employment based immigration. Increasing it would be a fantastic addition to an ever improving immigration system. But to make a green card attainable by looking at “merit and skill,” or by making it a requirement does not fix the system. My husband graduated middle school and that was it. In the eyes of the government, he does not have that merit and skill. In the eyes of his employer, he is extremely skilled and talented, but they did not know that until they hired him and that is not have employment based immigration works. Sen. Rubio’s ideas for immigration do not make our immigration system better. They continue to separate families and make falling in love with someone not from this country an incredibly painful and heart breaking experience. Shame on you Sen. Rubio and many other senators for not looking at the human side of immigration. Shame on you for taking all emotion out of this process and making it based on numbers and accomplishments rather than love and family. I hope you never have to go through what hundreds of thousands of us go through or have gone through and if you do, I hope you come to realize that this process is all about love and family and emotion and cannot be defined by numbers.
I have to admit, hearing bits and pieces of this in the news over the weekend greatly discouraged me. While I believe that 8 years is far too long (we only had to wait two years and that was far too long), I am hopeful with the concept of the “Lawful Prospective Immigrant” visa. I also sincerely do not understand the issues that Marco Rubio and other members of congress are having with this. It is not far off from what they wrote. It just does not include that horrendous concept of “securing the borders” before we will consider working with the 11 million undocumented citizens in our country; a provision that should not be there in the first place.
Brief and packed full of information. Check it out.
There are those on the right that are willing to meet in the middle and work together and, believe it or not, let their heart get involved with the process.
We are a group concerned about immigration reform and legislators who promote harsh enforcement but forget the rights of immigrants. We wanted to share this with you and your followers.
Get rid of the stereotypes that you have of undocumented immigrants and read this essay from the Immigration Policy Center!
