We have to study again paying a higher tuition or
quit our dreams since our professions are not
recognize
Even having a visa or a work permit, it is difficult
and costly to change our legal status
To get the certification, some professionals have
to approve an extra test not required of U.S.
citizens
Some H-1B sponsors have exploited the
professionals who do not complain for fear of
losing their visas
Sponsors of H-1B professionals later had financial
problems firing those who became unemployed
We are denied to open bank accounts and
currency exchange businesses require an
insulting fee
We cannot travel by airplanes, due to the lack of
ID in detriment of the airline companies also
It is difficult to get a loan to buy a house despite
that the percentage of ITIN buyers’ home loss is
low
Our taxes are supporting the Social Security
Administration despite not receiving its benefits.
FOREIGN PROFESSIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES
- Professional immigrants confronted different problems that caused us to emigrate:
- In our countries there is a lack of jobs, wretched salaries, violence, corruption, and no opportunities
- Our professional associations do not offer us benefits deserved for having a better living
- Even in some countries there are no social benefits to self-employed people
- It was challenging for us to get our degree without a financial assistance
The jobs are given to professionals with ties to a politician or a prominent businessman, called “Godfather”
Immigrants feel out of place and trapped because
our own home countries change when we are
abroad. It is sad that after dedicating our youth to
study, we have not received its benefits.
WE ARE SPINNING THE WHEELS in the
U.S., and more than ever before, needs our
workforce. It is demoralizing that people who
surround us do not understand our struggle with
the immigration policy. Despite our situation, many
of us did not take shortcuts to obtain “the papers.
Meeting our basic needs forces us to work in low-paying jobs we see: an architect/waitress,
an economist/handyman, a lawyer/taxi driver,
a dentist/nanny, and a pharmacist/ janitor.
The list goes on. As a result, we have limited
quality of life not equitable to our education. We
are living in neighborhoods that limit our interactions, we do not belong to groups with common interests, and we cannot afford suitable activities to grow professionally.
Many Americans are not informed well enough about the U.S. immigration policy. Many people criticize the immigrants that come to the United States without the legal permit.
However they do not realize that in different countries, the American embassies ask for requirements that are difficult to meet. These demands are: having a professional degree, a substantial bank account, and being preferably young.
If other countries would ask for the same demands, many U.S. citizens would not travel to other
different countries for pleasure or to live. It is well known that many Americans are retiring in other countries and also work without a work permit despite that it is easy to obtain.
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