Well, in the case of ME immigrants, it's not skills based. We have a lousy policy for both European (non Muslim) and Mexican immigrants, since we do not accept educated people because they might compete with Americans. I have known educated Mexicans who applied for visas and were turned down specifically because they were too educated.
Most Mexicans actually want to work here and not collect welfare. They come from such a dysfunctional country that it provides them with no work and a very meagre income. The only way you make money in Mexico is by being born to it - or by being a government employee. Typical of Socialism. But neither educated nor non-educated Mexicans can get legitimate entry visas. In addition, we accept very, very few educated ethnic Europeans and virtually no Brits, relatively speaking.
However, American universities have been raking in the bucks by offering courses to foreign students and often offering them English classes first. A lot of the students now appear to be from the Middle East. As it says in the article, we cut back on ME students after 9/11, but now we're back up again.
I don't care about Mexico - that's a separate problem. Keep the Muslims out, or we're in big trouble.
"Keep the Muslims out, or we're in big trouble."
You would think so, except for the fact that we've had them for a bunch of years- especially around Dearborn, Michigan and Patterson, NJ - yet you don't hear about situations like they have in Europe. You don't hear any negative stories actually- I just see them running convenience stores where I live.
Why this is I'm not at all certain, but it is the case. The 9-11 murderers were not American green card holders or citizens.