george59+FollowI spent $15,000 and waited 8 years to come here legally. Watching the news makes me sick.I am a proud naturalized citizen. I did it the right way. I paid thousands in lawyer fees. I underwent background checks, medical exams, and interviews. I waited in line. I respected the law. Now, I see thousands of people crossing the border daily, getting released into the country with a court date 5 years from now. They get free phones, free shelter, and debit cards? It feels like a slap in the face to everyone who followed the rules. Why have a front door if you leave the back wall wide open? To my fellow legal immigrants: Do you feel cheated? #LegalImmigration #BorderCrisis #Fairness #USCIS #Citizenship598242Share
Albert Tucker PhD+FollowI pay $40k in taxes a year, but I can't travel to see my dying grandmother. The system is broken.I’m on an H1B visa. I work in tech. I contribute to the economy. My Green Card application has been "pending" for years. Because of a processing delay with my travel document (Advance Parole), I am stuck inside the US. My grandmother is in the hospital back home. If I leave to say goodbye, I can't come back to my job, my house, and my life here. We talk so much about the border, but nobody talks about the legal immigrants trapped in administrative hell. We are prisoners of paperwork. Anyone else stuck in the "Green Card Backlog" black hole? #GreenCardBacklog #H1B #LegalImmigration #USCIS #TechWorkers #FamilySeparation21Share
