If I, as a natural born U.S. citizen am unable to work, how long will it take for politicians to decide I'm not a good American, and deport me? It may sound silly now, but that's what Congress is debating. Is citizen ship for sale?
133604
No way!!  Some people have a choice of whether to work or not, such as the wealthy.  Sometimes they don't have a choice, most of us, and we work. If we don't work and don't have a good reason for not working,  we do without food  and housing (homeless). If we are disabled, have mental problems or severe illnesses, we have Government assistance for them. If a single parent, with low income, of a child under school age needs to stay home, he/she can get assistance and not work. OF COURSE they would remain CITIZENS.\n\nWhere would they deport a USA citizen to if the USA is their home of origin?
474450
Apologies accepted ..........And your question is? If you have a "green card" you are not illegal....so don't worry ........ it is normal , when people olny knows about birth certicficates, we know the diference , that's all  that matters.
40859
Those citizens that are out of work are aware that there are jobs out there.  Employers hire whoever is qualified for the job.  If that person is a foreigner with an actual legal work Visa, more power to them!  Why don't you go worry about the illegal immigrants?\n\nI used to work in the welfare department.  Very few of those people were willing to take jobs and get off welfare.  I got disgusted with humanity working in that place, watching people sit on their butts and actually say no when offered jobs.  One person told me she was earning more in that welfare check than she would at a minimum wage job.\n\nSend your brother down here to New Orleans.  We'll put him to work.  Employers here can't get enough people to fill the job openings.
323938
Well, any child born in this country is automatically a citizen (of the LEGAL) variety regardless of whether the parents are or not; and it is much more dfficult to deport the illegal-alien parents of a child who is a legal citizen, since the child cannot be deported.  If and illegal alien marries a citizen of this country, that green card is automatic...I personally feel that the teen pregnancy rate is not concentrated in any one ethnic group, however; after all, what do they see on TV and in the movies and print media 24/7?  Listen to the lyrics of the majority of songs these days, what is the message?  How many parents actually pay attention to where their children are, with whom they are spending their time, and what the kids are doing?  As far as that goes, how many kids were born when THEIR parents were 16/17/18?  Put two and two together, and what do you have?  The world going to hell in a handbasket.
113534
I'm not sure of the exact steps. But you might want to talk to a Navy recruiter. I had several people I worked with enter the Navy medical corps and they were not citizens yet. They were refugees from Africa. But by entering the military they were able to have their citizenship sped up.
225706
I agree 100%. However, citizenship cannot be awarded to those who have entered illegally. That is the problem. My grandparents came in through ports of entry in Baltimore and Boston. They were able to obtain citizenship because they came into this country in the correct manner. Those coming in underground, etc. cannot be given citizenship. In fact, they should legally be deported back to their own country.
575111
You should be deported, you are a criminal! It's a crime to enter our country without using the proper channels and you should be harshly punished. It's too easy to do things the right way! Go back where you came from! And if you still want to be a citizen, do it the right way, the LEGAL way!
97363
Your English isn't very clear.  I know that now if you get married, you get deported...because the U.S.A. would recognize that you were not a legal resident.\n\nThe question that you have is very hypothetical, because it depends on what the congress' new "rule of inmigration" is.
640993
If you or your parents, grandparents, etc., came here to the U.S. legally, then I am very proud of saying you are a fellow citizen. However, if you are illegal then you are a criminal. You broke our laws and should not be given any of our benefits or rights, except the benefit of a free ride back to where you came from. I don't hate you, I just want you to play by the rules.
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I can't tell you when you will get a reply from INS, I can tell you that I had a similar experience.  It took over two years (AFTER my interview that I passed) before I was contacted to attend a naturalization ceremony.  I am Moroccan and was told the same thing as you, that it was the FBI check they were waiting for.  I contacted ACLU and my local representatives who made contacts with INS and FBI on my behalf.  I don't really know whether it helped or not but I did finally swear in and get my citizenship.  There is hope, but you may need to push them.  INS is all politics, so get your representatives involved.  On the other hand, if  you know you have a criminal history anywhere in the world or have been suspected of any crime, you may wait for a very long time, much longer than you have already.  \nI say, contact outside organizations that are there to help you, like ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) or a State Rep., even an attorney (make sure you get a well known Immigration attorney if you do this).  But keep your hopes up and keep up the inquiries!
466488
people like me can't get it. 3 kids and a husband that is disabled. i work my butt off for minimum wage. a job they say Americans wont do. but its all good. i survived this long. the govt don't seem to care about their own citizens in any country.
567807
why is your avatar brown? do u know the same proponents for these immigrant acts could turn on you by revoking your citizenship if you're 1st generation American. They are proposing that if your parents are illegal and you are born here, that you be illegal as well. It doesn't matter that you grew up here or speak perfect English and this is the only culture you know. I am not for less or more border protection, I am against non-sensical immigration laws that call it a felony if I help an immigrant by giving them food, water or a place to rest their head. What about the church helping these people? What about doctors for that matter? Racist legislators want to call it aiding and abetting a felon. Yes, make no mistake about it, it's pure unadulterated racism.
548214
I am not clear what exactly you want to know. My view on citizenship of America is that it is the best place to live and it is very hard to get the citizenship of US for an outsider.
311253
I'm with you.  I just can't understand why this is allowed to happen.  I just keep asking, "what part of illegal are they having trouble with"?  And as far as the government is concerned, what can I say?  The whole thing just frosts me.  I almost never vote for an incumbent and after this I may remove the word "almost" from that statement.\n\nI'm sure you understand that if we legalize all of them right now, it will only lead to more illegals entering to take the $.50 an hour jobs these folks will no longer qualify for.  \n\nI give up.  I am so flustered I can't even make sense of my own thoughts.
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They should be deported as soon as possible after discovery of their illegal status (within 1 week).  Actually, I wish the government would put a ban on all immigration for at least 2 years.  I, and many of my fellow citizens are beginning to feel like we are the foreigners!  THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE ALREADY!  The whole world can't live here.  I live in a senior building subsidized by HUD and we are slowly being overrrun by elderly Russian and Chinese people, with their rents being subsidized by the American taxpayers.  Then they go on Medicaid for cheap health care, also courtesy of the taxpayers.  These people contribute nothing but their presence.  They don't even shop in American stores; they have private buses to take them to their ethnic shops. The first thing they learn is how to milk the system.  Meanwhile older American taxpayers have to wait for years to get a rent-subsidized apartment.  Politicians don't care because most of them are very wealthy and don't have to live with or near them.
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I don't know if this will help but have you tried writing a letter to your Congressman, your Senators and even one to the President.  Detail the events, the letter can be long, all these people have staff members that read their mail.  The trick is to get past the staff and into the hands of the legislators.\n\nI can be reached through contact info in my profile.  If I can help with the letter or anything else, it would be my honor to help a legal immigrant.
476215
Apply to become a citizen. Call immigration and they will tell you.