Dear Editor:
We read with great interest your article on discrimination of potential immigrants. We have had firsthand experience of this. The impression that we are given is that applying for immigrations should be a fairly straightforward process whereas in fact, it is anything but. We are both highly qualified teachers, with honors degrees, who wish to relocate to America. We have now found we can only have a job if: No American wants it. If a visa is available. (all have gone for this year and no more are available until 2005). If we can produce a teaching licence. (which we can not without a SSN)
If we could get an SSN (not available without a visa)
If the employer is willing to petition on our behalf for the correct visa. (A lot of hassle)
As British citizens we are not even eligible for the Green Card Lottery.
We could not even get an appointment to see the consular Officer at the American Embassy in London.
So, as you can see this is a vicious circle. Our biggest frustration is that it appears other foreign nationals can walk easily into America without all this hassle and have jobs. Where is the equal opportunity in that.
What is unfair is the fact that other foreign nationals do not seem to have piles of legislation put in their way as the British do.
We hope you can find a way to cut through this legislation as it is clearly unfair and not offering equal opportunities.
Mr and Mrs. Bullock
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