ANOTHER end run around congress.
I said on another question the same thing I will say here.
Even if you LIKE what he is doing the WAY HE IS DOING IT should disgust you.
Circumventing our checks and balances should be a quick trip to impeachmentville.
CAN WE ALL AGREE THAT WITH THE IMMIGRATION "POLICY CHANGE" BARACK OBAMA HAS OFFICIALLY PLAYED THE GREEN CARD?
damnyoumaggot
2012/06/18 15:13:14
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Sheila 2012/06/18 15:37:44Yes, Mr. President...well played.




















1) You need to be a spouse or parent, child, or sibling of a citizen. Then it's time to get in line. And wait. Marrying a citizen is not any guarantee since Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act.
2) The USA has a quota for 25,000 green cards per year per country. The President has no power over this. (NO, he cannot just hand out green cards. Makes for a fine story but it doesn't work that way.) That means Moldova, ( pop 3.5 million) gets the same number of green cards as Mexico ( pop. 112 million). Time to get in line and wait... and wait and wait. Right now the USA is considering Filipino siblings who applied in January of 1989. (US Immigration Services).
The only way to circument all of this wait, wait, wait is to have a skill that is considered crucial ... that includes the H1-B visas for those whiz kids in Silicone Valley.
The point is , a work permit is miles from green card status. Apples and oranges.
"Hey America, watch me pull an immigrant, outta my hat".
In this case, a "green card" is a rather clever play on words, although in this context it does NOT divert criticism by blaming critics for hostility towards an entire group.
No Sodahead Hall of Shame nomination here!
Seems all he has left is now is maybe a Get out of Town Free card.
Wouldn't that be refreshing for a change?