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The State Department reports that some categories of Mexican immigrants who are now being processed have been waiting for visas for 18 years.
The time it takes to immigrate legally to America depends largely on what relatives an immigrant already has in the country or what kind of education and job skills the immigrant can offer. Last year, the State Department reported that 3.7 million people are waiting in line for visas. At current rates, it would take 15 years to accommodate them all.
In fact, the State Department no longer estimates how long new applicants should expect to wait for visas. In monthly bulletins, however, the State Department does report how long people now being processed have been waiting. For example, its July bulletin says several categories of people seeking family visas from Mexico applied for them in 1992 ---8212; 18 years ago.
Worse, some Filipino siblings of U.S. residents now being processed applied in 1989 ---8212; 21 years ago.
The shortest wait for any family visas now being processed is two years.
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Sounds like a screwy system to me. I think we need to continue to reap the rewards of affordable labor but we should have a better system where people can be registered, tracked and bounced out of here toot sweet if they commit any felony. A guest worker program sounds like it would fit the bill.