Impacts of US Immigration Policies on Spouses

The purpose of the relocation may be in search of employment as a temporary foreign worker or as a Migrant Worker. There are several perspectives that have emerged based on U. S immigration implications on spouses. Various levels of stakeholders raised their views regarding the immigration policies. Scores of families asserted that they have to adapt to the new school's environment, and if not done effectively it has a tremendous negative effect towards their growth. Most of the people that migrate to the United States of America are in search of jobs. The immigration has much effect on any economy both negative and positive (Blinder, 2015). In addition to the economic effect, the immigration has social effects that result from the interaction of the immigrants and the natives in different sectors.

In the History, most of the immigrants in the United States in the history were as a result of the people seeking economic freedom. Others immigrated in search of religious freedom as the country was more democratic than the native country of the immigrants. To understand the effect of immigration and the laws that are put in place to control and guide it, the family set up is the best to learn through on the issues related to immigration as they are the greatly affected by the immigration. There are a range of indirect effects on the individuals if their spouses are immigrants especially if they are mainly involved in providing for the families. The rights to citizenships are granted at an individual level, and the government considers each person independently (Castles et al.

Each person receives their card of identity as citizenship without much consideration on their spouses. The legislation is doing many adjustments to have the laws on immigration should cover all the close people of the affected immigrants especially their spouses. Other families live in fear that if their families are realized that they consist of immigrants who are not documented, then they will be uprooted by the immigration officers. The results are that the couples live in fear and some even end up separating. Better policies need to be developed and get implemented to recognize the immigrants that marry in the USA are recognized as full citizens of the country. Stakeholders’ Perspective The perspective of the family The families are the most affected by the immigration issues that affect one of their members.

Any time that a family migrates it has to adapt to the new prevailing condition as they interact with the people. It is not possible for the children born by immigrants to access the health services as they are considered to be noncitizens. It has been hard in some situation for the children of the immigrants also to access the education to all levels as they are discriminated by being immigrants. The policies that current president of the United States of America has brought forth are meant to improve the economy of the country without much consideration of the social rights of the families. There have been families that have been deported by the current government without much consideration of what they consist.

The deportation has caused detrimental effects towards the families affected. Some families have been accused of being the brood of terrorism and as they immigrants host their friends and spouses from the home countries. The attitude of most of these native families is that the immigrant's spouses should be closely monitored as they can be a source of insecurity and terrorism Perspective of the Advocates regarding the immigration of spouses The advocates in the United States of America stand for social justice and the humane treatment of all the people. Since the introduction of the Donald Trump regime that has imposed policies meant to discourage the immigrants from crossing the borders their services have been sought much as the people seek to be represented by the Immigration attorneys.

The advocates have been in the forefront to distance themselves with the policies that are meant to prohibit people to be restricted on the basis that they are immigrants. Their arguments are based on the fact that all individuals have a right to access the basic needs and social amenities in the country as long as they are living in the country. The advocates that have supported the policies on immigration that restrict the rights of the immigrant's spouses argue out that the security if the natives are to be considered first and anyone else is not directly protected by the local laws, policies, and regulations. It is therefore important for the policies developed to take care of the needs of the natives Americans.

The rights of the spouses of the immigrants should not be placed first at the expense of the need of the Americans. Most of the advocates that have staged the discussion in support of the strict immigration laws are in most cases representing the government. The current Donald Trump administration is depicted to be very much committed to ensuring it will bring to an end the "chain migration" that has been experienced in America for a very long time. Kindship, as well as friendships structures that used to be established by settled spouses, will be hampered (Charsley et al. There are still a group of citizens who hold that spouses have the right to petition in a court of law and demand to be granted the permission to bring their siblings as well as parents.

Immigration policies are perceived to be discriminatory and therefore, they are violating the rights and freedom of spouses. The spouse immigration policies need to be amended to ensure the spouses are given the opportunity to be with their siblings and parents. This will help to protect the social structure of families and also enhance conservation of culture. In practice, every immigrant spouse will be compelled to have someone guaranteeing them a family income of125% of the poverty line (Schubert, 2015). That means if the current spouses living in America are unable to generate at least $20, 300, they will not be allowed to invite their parents or relatives to live in America. Several U. S. citizens have expressed their opinion regarding the limitation of married people arriving in America based on the level of income they can generate.

Married people seeking U. S citizenship will not be granted nor even enjoy the rights and privileges that have been experiencing previously. The current immigration policy is aimed to establish an approach that is designed to receive people into America based on merit and not based on family ties. People will be allowed into America based on the skills, and therefore, spouses that will not have the stipulated skills and knowledge will not be entitled to settle in America. The immigrants will be reluctant to establish a permanent settlement in America without their spouses and or even the family members. However, based on the comprehensive immigration policies, spouse immigration process is likely to be affected adversely as well as the number of spouses that are receiving a visa.

It is expected under the general policies, for your spouse to be considered as a legal immigrant, he or she will have to fill an immigration visa petition and be willing to pay the filing fee. The process is expected to be very lengthy and intensive to ensure the number of people entering into America as a spouse are legally eligible. Spouses will experience a daunting task to adjust their status so that to become legal residents in America. The immigration policy has created plenty of hurdles as well as the filling of paperwork before you are granted recognition as a legal resident of United States. , De Haas, H. , & Miller, M. J.  The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world.