Jun
22
Immigrant Opinions on Z Visa
Filed Under US Citizenship, Z Visa
A poll released by the LA Times shows a majority of illegal immigrants in the US would heed the current immigration reform bill battling its way through the Senate.
According to the survey of 1,600 undocumented Hispanic immigrants, the immigrants are willing to pay fines and undergo background checks, but they are less willing to return to their home countries to apply for the ‘Z’ Visa.
If however their return to the US were guaranteed, the immigrants would not be afraid to go home.
New America Media spokeswoman Maria Cardona says, “This is a debate that is going to affect 12 million people, and up until now, no one has known what they’re thinking. This poll gives us the voice of the undocumented immigrant who is going to be affected by this, and it gives policymakers an important insight to the practicality of the bill they’re discussing.”