Im guessing how many of you would sponsor an immigrant?

tm99

Ehh, you don't just decide and go sponsor an alien with their green card. If you have any sense of how it is done, you wouldn't have asked this question. There are demanding requirements for both the apllicants and the sponsors. For example, many apllicants already had to take English classes(on their own dimes) and pass difficult test that I doubt you would be able to pass. Many of them already have valuable skills(other than cleaning houses, picking fruits and vegies and mowing the lawn!!!) that would greatly benefit or improve the society (nurses, physicians, technicians, teachers, scholars and researchers...etc),that made them eligible for the petition. if any business who wants to sponsor a worker, would have to have at least $40,000 TO $50,000 "PROFIT" reported to IRS annually from their business. And the business can't just be any pops and moms shop at the corner.
As far as this
"Taking days off and go over to the alien's place and practice English with them so they learn faster......" goes,
I think, and anyone with a common sense between their skull would agree, is a good example of blurring/mistaking charity with individual's responsibility. If the aliens would need all that spoon-feeding and hand-holding, it shows clearly that they are not ready to live or work in a foreign country. And it's never anyone but the aliens' own responsibility to prepare themselves. The aliens are responsible to catch every single chance they get to practice, make mistakes, and improve from the mistakes. I found your reasoning quite simplistic minded and plain wrong (You don't keep blaming others for "not doing their home work with your kids" if you want to take care of your children's weaknesses in their school work)
Plus, there are already agencies and private businesses that cater to those who need such help.

CharlieG

I'm actually considering sponsoring my cousin. She's has a lawyer degree from where she is from and now it wouldn't be that difficult for her to come here with me sponsoring her...btw she can speak English...so I don't think I'd need to do that.

Yak Rider

I've already sponsored 5. All are here now. All are legal. Three are naturalized citizens and the other two have green cards.

Agent 99

i would and have

Ryan

If I owned a business, I would be more than willing to sponsor an immigrant if they were capable of doing a job as good as or better than their American counterpart.

On languages, I volunteer at an elementary school for a scholarship where they have several children from ESE homes. They same pretty intent on learning English and from what the teacher says, the parents want them to learn English.

Personally I find the sponsoring process to be problematic because its inefficient and never will meet demand. I say let the immigrants enter and find work.

Pfo

If I found the person agreeable, sure I would.

judy "ORIGINAL"

YOU ARE JUST RIGHT, GOOD POINT.

DAR

Why is there benefit to us in their being here that we should want to do that?

It has nothing to do with double standards. Coming is a privilege and we can condition it. There is no right to come.

Suze

You mean to tell me that the only recourse we have to eliminating Illegal immigrants is for each one of us to personally sponsor one?

WHY should we be required to change our life to accommodate someone breaking the law?

Did you calculate the amount of gas and value our time is worth in doing this? Is it USA's obligation to do this for every Illegal? Do you not think that this might encourage a stampede to our borders if they knew the US population was willing to help any and all illegals?

OK, so there's 12-30 million of them. HOW many HELPERS are needed to assist them and their illegal families?

Crunch all the numbers, then pose an amicable solution. Most of us realize the enormity of the problem, but you need to consider that this guarantees their receiving unlimited economic aid from our social programs until such time as they are "ready" (or willing) to fully subside as law-abiding taxpaying CITIZENS of the USA like we are. How much time have you calculated each individual would need?

Am I forgetting anything?

See, I'm not willing to help anyone come here and live forever
as Mexicans, Pakistanis, Germans, Cubans, Chinese...
I'm willing to help those who want to become CITIZENS of the USA. Not the ones who wish to remain here changing our country into catering to their national language. Sadly, those numbers can be counted on 1 hand.
^

youarewrongbobisright

I do think they should come here legally, however I have never said that one nickel of MY money nor one minute of MY time should be spent to assist in that immigration.

Why should I pay either in time or money? Immigration does not benefit ME in any way. I would like to only have enough immigration to have a stable population - how ever many that number would be.

We do not need less open space.

We do not need more people with their hands out for social services as we have enough lazy Americans already.

We do not need more pollution.

We do not need to pay for new schools to keep up with the fastest growing population in this countries history.

We do not need more shortages of fresh water.

We do not need higher gasoline, electricity & natural gas prices because our population will be at 400 million in about 20 years.

We do not need immigration at all. It is only through our largess that any are allowed in at all.

Let them all pay their own way.

Sorry, Spiderpig, but if I had the time and money I would sponsor a citizen that has been displaced by illegals. But I am not opposed to your suggestion for those who want to do it. If you think about it, we are already sponsoring illegal immigrants through our taxes. And that is not voluntary. What I give of my own free will is going to be for those who don't have advocates around every corner.

GoodJuJu2U

I absolutely would. If the process is as difficult as it's starting to sound then, why not help make it all legal? I'm not much of a teacher...God only knows how long it would take to learn a language from me! I'm actually clueless as to what sponsoring entails but given the opportunity I would do what I could, yes. So...how does one do something like that?

Dog Tricks

I know I don't count but I teach an ESL class and also help some obtain ITIN's so they can file taxes.And I do something for a Church in Mexico money wise for groceries for some of the residents.I wish I could do more to help in Mexico itself.So many need so much.

B.Kevorkian

I don't think I'd ever sponsor anyone - I'm just not likely to ever meet someone until they've already immigrated. I have helped acquiantances with thier English, though.

mimi

I don't mind teaching anybody English, I have a big problem with people that hate immigrants both legal and illegal,even if America is rich they still can not do without all those professors and engineers from other countries, let us separate illegal immigration from legal immigration, some immigrants don't immigrate because of jobs , they do so because of family

tuxey

as far as your question about 'sponsoring' an immigrant.... if this were someone who was known to me, and they were sincerely applying through the proper and appropriate channels, then yes, i would help them. i have gone with people i have known to attend to their paperwork, i've helped out people i've known as far as language skills. i taught, for a short time, esl, in a couple of schools in brooklyn. however, if this is for some nameless, faceless hypothetical, then, i'd have to say, 'no'. i give to charity, but i demand the right to choose which charities i contribute towards. i give aid and assistance, but i also demand the right to choose to whom i give it.

* lovemykids *

Great question! Not very many! I would thoughm, count me in!

celexa

I would not help them, they belong in their own country. Until we can start helping our own citzens then their country needs to keep these people in their own country. I'm sick of feeding the world when I'm having a hard enough time trying to feed my own children.

Acyla

I wouldn't. But then I'm a married mother with 3 kids (which is where most of my money goes), studying at uni, working, and I have a volunteer job on top of that. I might be persuaded to met once or twice a week with someone who wanted to learn English on a one on one basis though).

The best I can do is help you out with the paperwork, I'm getting fairly fluent in British/Australian immigration law. ^_^

Micky

I don't have money but if one were coming here legally, I would help in other ways. I actually helped a few immigrants learn English back when I was in school.

FREAKZILLA

slavery is not legal anymore

raven s

volunteer? are you crazy? i have a family to feed. if they want to be here they can learn english before coming here. a woman who is 65 years old just started working where i work at. i ask her where she was from because she don't talk with a southern accent. she said she was south African, white woman who was born in America. her parents was both teachers and moved there to teach english. she to became a teacher. she to feels if they want to come then they need to do it legally and know english. you people are so full of ideas why don't you volunteer your time to your cause?

Ms.L.A.

Well, Spider Pig, if a legal immigrant wanted help in learning English, I'd do it. They would have to come to me as I am not well and unable to travel at this time! But English was my major and I love to diagram sentences, etc. They'd know what a participle and a pronoun is when I got done! Verbs and adverbs and they'd be able to congugate the "be" verb properly, too! Many Americans don't know all of this but I will share my knowledge with a good hearted legal immigrant, I'd love to change someone's life with giving them good communication skills! They'll also have to be very graceful as I can't have someone pulling my pic line out by accident!

anon

Not me - I think there should be a moratorium on legal immigration. My tax dollars fund numerous social programs for these people. But I am sure you're volunteering at a soup kitchen when you're not busy here.

Was this the answer you wanted from me? I'll be holding my breath for 10 points.

amr3169

i wouldnt help out at all i think they need to all go back to their own countries and live off thier government

lucyjune

I need help in finding a sponsor for my husband.i am an american citizen and we married last year.He is here legally on a work authorization.The only thing he needs now is a co-sponsor.He has done so much for me and my children.I was a single mother barely getting by and he has helped us so much.He works and pays bills and never lets us down.He has even helped my 18 year old son with work.If someone knows anyone who can help I would be so greatful.

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