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Show - - - • — * • l • Opmiu Monday * July 28, 2008 Immigration rights Recently UtahCultures.com sponsored a musical talent contest and dance for immigrant rights entitled "Remember the Pioneers" in Provo (see Bl). Now, Peter Jose Smith, president of Utah Cultures, publicly announced on his Web site that he will be running for Congress as a Christian Democratic Republican against Jason Chaffetz, who he claims is too harsh against immigrants, "wanting to deport everyone, even if they have been here for years and have children who are American Citizens." Immigration has on the United ; States? Below UVU Review addresses topics dealing with immigration. To have your voice heard on this topic, sound off at uvcollegetimes.com or send an e-mail to " : uvu.review.opinions@gmail.com Make it easier for those who want to stay Support of immigrants means support of ecomony | also be given to immigrants? One would think that immigrants wouldn't want to As the United States stay working low-paying strives to keep up its self- jobs /or the entire duration proclaimed title as the best of their lives. Immigrants country in the world, the have dreams, too, and tha$ lower classes and immi- is probably one reason why grants are needed to hold up they came to this country in the United States' big head. the first place. Giving imIn order for a country to be migrants the opportunities able to focus its attention on that we are instead giving to coming up with the best new other countries would keep technologies or products, all more money in the United of the smaller stuff needs to States, and be a better benfall into place first. efit to all of those living This is one big reason here. why so many businesses are Charles Bowden in his outsourcing these days -- article Exodus: Borderto let developing countries Crossers Forge a New take care of the bothersome America says, "We want jobs so that Americans can an answer, a solution. But have the bigger better ones. there is only this fact: We However, one of the either find a way to make problems with outsourcing their world better or they is that by giving other coun- will come to our better tries resources and technol- world. At the moment, we ogies to do what Americans insist on the wrong answer don't want to do, we are los- to the wrong question. And ing those valuable resources so, the Border Patrol will and technologies in the grow. There will be a wall. end, instead allowing other Tougher laws will be passes countries to benefit from by Congress. And the peothem. The end result is mak- ple will keep coming." ing the United States penThe United States should nywise but pound-foolish. be more accepting of immiTo save a few extra bucks, grants as long as the counthe United States is forfeit- try is ready for what that ing the opportunity to keep entails and is ready to keep all levels of business in this track of and support immicountry healthy. grants just like they would What China and India any other resident of the get, China and India are United States. That is, as only going to try and im- long as immigrants start prove. Most of the time acting like residents of the people try not to stagnate; United States. Either that, or improvement and self-bet- just like Bowden said, other terment should ring true to countries need to be able to most people. This within it- sustain a level of living that self is not bad, but shouldn't their citizens want to stay a country look out for its in. Otherwise there really is rights and advancements no solution. first? Isn't that what led this If immigrants were better country to be created in the accepted and supported in first place — the desire to the United States, it would be better and do what one better ensure the growth of wants? the economy, and still alThe American dream low for progress within the is to allow all citizens country. It doesn't matter and residents the oppor- how magnificent a house tunity to strive to achieve is if its foundation is weak; their dreams through hard sooner or later it will crumwork and determination. ble. Shouldn't this opportunity Spencer Shell Opinions editor Ethan Dodge Opinions writer | The idea of the American dream is to allow anyone the same hopes and freedoms that our citizens have. Whether they are from Japan, England, Mexico, or Madagascar, anyone can become an American citizen. Amazing, right? Why in the world is it so hard to become a legal immigrant then? It's obvious that our country is extremely dependent on immigrants. The United States would fail without their contributions. If immigrants did not have to maneuver so many obstacles, such as obtaining a sponsor to petition their visa, maybe we'd have fewer illegal immigrants and more legal immigrants. Kumiko Keep, a UVU student, is originally from Tokyo, Japan. She was here on a student visa to attend UVU. A few months before her visa expired she married another UVU student, an American citizen, allowing her to continue living-in the U.S. She is now trying to obtain her green card. The green card will allow her to travel back to Japan and still be permitted entry into the United States. Even though much of her family resides here in Utah, should she leave the U.S., she would not be able to come back without a green card. The process that she has gone through has been more than frustrating. A limited number of visa numbers are issued each year. As a result, an immigrant may not get their visa number right away. This could mean many years could pass before the immigrant actually receives their visa number. On a discussion board found on Immigrationvoice. 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Immigrants wishing to become permanent residents based on their employment must complete a labor certification request. As part of this request, the Department of Labor (DOL) must attest that there are no other qualified and willing American employees for the job. No matter the work ethics of the immigrant and the citizen, the citizen always has priority. If this is the case, the immigrant remains illegal and must find another sponsor. In this request, the immigrant must have an employer outline the job duties, educational requirements, experience, and training required for the job. Often times an employer will not have the time or desire to complete this task and will instead hire other applicants. After the grueling process of obtaining a visa and finally arriving in the United States, the immigrant can then apply for a green card to travel freely across American borders. A green card does not grant citizenship. It is the step preceding citizenship. It is only after an immigrant obtains a green card that he or she can begin the journey toward citizenship. The unwieldy process of legal immigration discourages immigrants from investing themselves in it. However, they still desire the freedoms and rights we take for granted. If the excruciating process was made easier, there would be fewer people forced into hiding from the various departments regulating immigration, and we wouldn't have the problem of illegal immigration. 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