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Yesterday I wrote about "immigration friendliness" among countries. Coincidentally, today's New York Time's has an op-ed discussing American immigration issues. According to this article:

". . . work-based visas should become the norm in immigration, not the exception. The United States issues about 1.1 million green cards a year and allocates roughly 85 percent to family members of American citizens or legal residents, people seeking humanitarian refuge and “diversity immigrants,” who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The remaining 15 percent go to people who are immigrating for work reasons — but half of these are for workers’ spouses and children, leaving a mere 7 percent for so-called principal workers, most of whom are highly skilled. No other major Western economy gives such a low priority to employment-based immigration, and for good reason: these immigrants are the most skilled and least likely to be a burden on taxpayers."

I want to emphasize the part that "No other major Western economy gives such a low priority to employment-based immigration." I am upset by looking at the actual number indicating how unfairly I have been treated by the U.S. government though I'm paying tax to this country!