Your proof is an unverified claim by an advocady group. For example, 300,000 au pair etc permits annually do not constitute immigration or work visas to the US. The numbers looks fishy.
Anyway, merit based work visa system and reducing the number of average skilled foreign visa holders would make sense. We certainly need to get the people who will launch startups and make inventions for US companies. Relatively easy way to screen them would be e.g. MBA from top-5 schools and science PhDs from top-5 or top-10 schools.
The people walking across the desert aren’t actors, athletes, politicians, or CEO’s.
They aren’t going to be living in gated communities or high-rises.
The people who see no problem with illegals AREN’T the ones who will be affected by them most.
The people who see no problem with illegals live in communities where there only contact with them will be smiling at them as they clean the pool or mow the lawn.
The people who see no problem with illegals can afford personal security details.
F## you and F## illegals....
Your proof is an unverified claim by an advocady group. For example, 300,000 au pair etc permits annually do not constitute immigration or work visas to the US. The numbers looks fishy.Fishy my a$$. We issued 951,247 work permits during the latest period the information was available from the USG. We bring in 1.2 million LEGAL PERMANENT IMMIGRANTS ANNUALLY. The majority of them join the labor force and work here.
These numbers include new temporaty work permits and green cards. The data are furnished by the government. Did you even read what was at the link?
And it is a sad commentary on our education system that we don't have a sufficient number of Americans getting advanced degrees in engineering and the hard sciences. One of the reasons has been the entry of immigrants who have depressed wages for such jobs making them unattractive to qualified Americans.
Immigration has also affected the demographics of this country. By 2023 half of the children 18 and under will be minorities reflecting the fact that 87% of our 1.2 million legal immigrants annually are minorities. The drop out rate for Hispanics is over 50% and they are the fastest growing segment of our population with a birthrate twice the national average. And the Hispanic out of wedlock birthrate is over 50% exceeded only by the black rate of 68%.
Bureau of the Census--An Older and More Diverse Nation by Midcentury"