Reply #10: the residual effect

[LittleGirl]

I have a different take on this immigration problem. I am still waiting for my husband's resident Visa to be delivered to our home. We live in Germany and were told it would take 90 days. Which is (significantly) less time than doing it from the states. So we decided last fall to start the process. There are all kinds of restrictions about registering a foreign spouse (mine is British) to live in the states. Anyway, it's nearly May 1st and it's still not here.

What this means is that we can't move to the states until he gets this paperwork approved. We started this in mid-September; right as the meltdown of wall street occurred. We had every intention of him leaving his job and finding a job in the states so that we could be near our families again. (His live in CA and mine in the midwest).

And the residual effect on us is that there are hiring freezing all over the world, not just in the states, and anti-foreigner attitudes that will keep us out of the job market, both here and at home.

As to this original OP, yes, immigration needs some serious reform, including keeping spouses and their families together. And somehow the attitude against foreign workers needs to be improved as well. We're just trying to do it legally and it's costly, time consuming and frankly, I'm beginning to wonder why I continue to hope. /end rant