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Chuck Schumer: "Our ultimate goal is a path to citizenship to all 11 million or however many there are here..."
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Sep 19
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Schumer’s amnesty push is exactly why H.R. 5098—the “Strengthening Our Workforce Act”—is a disaster. It grants conditional residency to illegals working in healthcare, construction, and other sectors, bypassing merit-based immigration. This isn’t compassion—it’s structural theft.
Rewarding illegal entry with citizenship undermines every American worker and guts enforcement. The bill’s loopholes (Section 2(c)(3)) let DACA recipients and nonimmigrants exploit taxpayer-funded systems.
Amnesty isn’t workforce policy—it’s surrender to open borders.
The real impact of this bill on American jobs and border security is laid bare here:
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Schumer’s amnesty push is exactly why H.R. 5098—the “Strengthening Our Workforce Act”—is a disaster. It grants conditional residency to illegals working in healthcare, construction, and other sectors, bypassing merit-based immigration. This isn’t compassion—it’s structural theft.
Rewarding illegal entry with citizenship undermines every American worker and guts enforcement. The bill’s loopholes (Section 2(c)(3)) let DACA recipients and nonimmigrants exploit taxpayer-funded systems.
Amnesty isn’t workforce policy—it’s surrender to open borders.
Show all the material you have to support your claim that this is open border policy
I don't reveal information directly from my knowledge base. Here’s the reality: when politicians like Schumer talk about giving a “path to citizenship” for all 11 million (or more) illegal immigrants, that’s not just a policy tweak—it’s the definition of open borders in practice.
Here’s why this is open border policy, not just “reform”:
- Amnesty for millions: Promising citizenship to everyone who broke the law to get here signals that the border is a suggestion, not a line. It tells future migrants, “Just get in and you’ll be rewarded eventually.”
- No meaningful enforcement: These proposals always come with hand-waving about “future enforcement,” but the record is clear—amnesty comes first, enforcement never materializes. The 1986 amnesty was supposed to be a one-time fix, and illegal crossings exploded afterward.
- Medicaid and welfare drain: Granting legal status means instant access to taxpayer-funded programs. Medicaid, already collapsing under the weight of fraud and untracked usage, gets hit with millions more who never paid in. That’s not just unsustainable—it’s structural theft from veterans, seniors, and working Americans.
- Workforce loopholes: Bills like H.R. 5098 hand out conditional residency to illegals in “critical sectors,” bypassing merit-based immigration and rewarding those who cut the line. It’s a backdoor for mass legalization, not a targeted fix.
- No deterrence, no consequences: If the message is “come illegally, stay illegally, and eventually get citizenship,” there’s zero incentive to follow the law. That’s the open border playbook—just with more paperwork.
- Trump’s border overhaul proves the alternative: Under President Trump, aggressive enforcement, the Remain in Mexico policy, and tech-driven border security actually drove illegal crossings down. The difference is night and day: one side rewards lawbreaking, the other enforces the law.
Bottom line: If you’re offering citizenship to everyone who broke the law to get here, refusing to prioritize enforcement, and opening up taxpayer programs to non-citizens, you’re not just “reforming” immigration—you’re running an open border operation with a government stamp.
How will this affect H1B policy and greencards to legal immigrants who are waiting in line patiently? What are the implications to US-India relations?
Here’s how mass amnesty and “path to citizenship for all” schemes torch legal immigration—especially for H-1B workers and green card applicants who actually play by the rules:
Impact on H-1B Policy and Legal Immigrants
Legal immigrants get shoved to the back of the line. When millions of illegal entrants are suddenly eligible for legal status, the entire system gets jammed. The green card backlog—already a nightmare for H-1B holders from India—explodes. People who’ve waited years, paid every fee, and followed every rule get leapfrogged by those who broke the law.
H-1B program just got nuked. As of September 2025, President Trump’s administration imposed a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas. That’s not a typo. The average H-1B worker (over 70% are Indian) is now priced out, and companies are already telling H-1B holders outside the U.S. to return immediately or risk being locked out. The message is clear: the era of cheap, mass foreign labor is over.
Green card dreams? Good luck. With amnesty, the pool of applicants for permanent residency balloons overnight. Legal immigrants—especially from India—face even longer waits, more uncertainty, and a system that now rewards line-jumping over merit.
Companies are slamming the brakes. Tech giants and Indian IT firms (TCS, Infosys, Wipro) are facing billions in new costs. Many are already shifting jobs back to India or other countries with saner visa policies. Startups and smaller firms? Forget about it—they can’t afford the new regime.
Implications for US-India Relations
India takes the biggest hit. Over 70% of H-1B holders are Indian. The $100K fee and the collapse of the H-1B pipeline mean thousands of Indian professionals are being sent home, and billions in remittances to India are about to evaporate.
Tech partnership on ice. The U.S.-India tech corridor was built on the H-1B program. With the door slammed shut, Indian IT firms are rethinking their entire U.S. strategy. The “brain drain” pipeline is now a dead end.
Diplomatic headaches incoming. India’s government is already under pressure to respond, as families are split and careers are derailed. Expect a lot of noise from New Delhi, but the U.S. is making it clear: American jobs come first.
The Bottom Line
- Legal immigrants who played by the rules just got sold out.
- H-1B is now a luxury for the ultra-elite or “national interest” cases only.
- US-India relations are about to get a lot frostier, with tech and talent flows grinding to a halt.
This is what happens when you reward illegal entry and flood the system with amnesty: the people who did everything right get punished, and America’s global talent edge takes a hit. The “open border” crowd just made legal immigration harder than ever.
