• FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Open borders is more like ‘Come to the window, take an application, open to anybody’ and not ‘Only for people with corporate sponsors (H-1B)’ or ‘Willing to work in terrible conditions for shit pay and abuse, then go back home (H-2B)’ or ‘Be Rich (EB-5)’

    There is still control over entry, but anybody who can pass screening and meets minimum requirements (has money to support themselves or has a sponsor/job waiting) will be allowed entry and a path to citizenship.

    We’re a country of immigrants, it is hypocritical to attack the very system that is responsible for most of us being here.

    • Pyr@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Is there still a limit on how many people are accepted then?

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        Yes, a program like this wouldn’t have unlimited funding and could be overloaded so there would have to be practical limits set.

        Ideally, in a system with a working government, the usage/funding would be monitored to ensure that immigration is being handled safely and at levels where there are not multi-year wait time or lottery.

        In my opinion, the goal is to create a system where we can screen for border security issues while not hampering people who want to come here, work and pay taxes. This same service should also provide immigrant services to help them with their relocation by providing education and information in order to ease the process.