New US Rule Presents Hope to Unlawful Settlers
Some experts on the US immigration policy claim that the work visas that young unauthorized migrants may start applying for soon–thanks to a fresh government policy–will enable the US firms/job-providers to use the skills and qualifications of a large number of young educated workers whose skills and expertise could not be harnessed or utilized properly earlier.
In the backdrop of the incumbent administration on the verge of putting its fresh program in place, an impartial association in the US Capital, Washington DC, claims that 140,000 unlawful immigrants in the country are enrolled in the various colleges of the US. An extra 80,000 already possess college degrees.
One such person, with Venezuelan roots, who has been staying in the country unlawfully since age 11, is among those excited about the fresh prospects. Earlier, he worried that he would have to spend the remaining period of his life working in an ice cream shop notwithstanding the fact that he has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs & Political Science from an American University. He reportedly added that receiving a work visa would be wonderful, as it would enable him to look for work on Capitol Hill and save sufficient funds to assist him do a Master’s Degree.
Meanwhile, the critics and detractors of the new policy claim that the move is highly ill-timed, in the backdrop of a gloomy job market which, they allege, is particularly bleak for those US nationals who are below 30, and who lack college degrees. In this connection, one such person was quoted as saying that all talks of supposedly utilizing wasted talent do not make much practical sense. He added that–by placing extra unlawful overseas people up against them as rivals–the America President is destroying the workers of the country.
However, as suggested by some reports, such acidic attacks have failed to lessen the excitement of many young people who stand to benefit–thanks to the new policy. One such person, who concluded High School in 2011, was quoted as saying that earlier she had not been doing anything, and that her life was on some sort of suspension. However, now she has something productive to do with her life.
Reports suggest that nearly 800,000 unlawful settlers are enrolled across the various schools of the US, even as half-a-million of them are below 15. Close to 350,000 young unauthorized overseas people–aged 16 and above–have neither high school diploma nor corresponding credential even while they are also not suitably enrolled to receive either.
The supporters of the new rule add that possessing a work permit may also prove helpful to those illegal settlers whose aspirations of college earlier remained unfulfilled–the reason being they could not pay for tuition with the low-income jobs. It needs to be mentioned that such people are usually not entitled for in-state tuition at state universities even while the American laws also prevent them from receiving both federal grants & loans for college.
They (supporters) add that work visas will also serve as an evidence of lawful dwelling, enabling young overseas people to get the highly useful driver’s licenses-an instant help as they may search for job-openings in places where public transportation may not exist.
Such people may also get Social Security numbers. When the incumbent US president first declared the new policy, the owners of several small enterprises had commended the change, saying the same would make it comparatively simpler for them to obey the laws that require them to thoroughly check the officially permitted position of their workers.
