“Allow any immigrant with technical skills. We do not need unskilled labor.”
Meh, I don’t care much for that line of thinking. Give us your tired, your hungry, your poor. Just make them come through the front door, get a medical check, learn the basics of our American system and attest their loyalty to it.
I’ve known plenty of immigrants whose only technical skills were the ability to push a broom, or hold a paintbrush, and they contributed more to our country than most native born folks in my generation. So I say we can afford to lower the bar a little, but only for those who show respect for our laws from the outset, and don’t try to sneak in and make unreasonable demands of us.
I understand your sentiments. However the entire world is becoming more advanced in technology. To be able to compete in world markets we need skilled engineers & skilled techies. Our universities and colleges are turning out many more liberal arts graduates than medical, engineering, science graduates. Old days when hard work with low level skills was sufficient are no longer.
But the very last thing we need is immigrants (legal or illegal) who can not support themselves.