As per INS Rules- Green card holders can loose their permanent resident status if they remain outside of the US for more than one year.
They also loose their status if they frequently travel outside US. Many times they face harassment at the hands of immigration officers at US airports- and even at INS offices when they visit there just because they frequently travel outside US.
It is at the discretion of immigrant officer at point of entry to declare any returning resident as abandoned his residence.
This Rule can be highly discriminatory and harsh.
We have to respect human rights- and for humanitarian reasons I suggest that US residents may be freely allowed to travel abroad without any restriction. There is no harm if they travel abroad for long time for legitimate reasons.
They may be allowed to return any time – even after 5 years of stay abroad-because there may be retired seniors as residents. They have no jobs in US. If they do not travel aboard to make some legitimate money- they will depend upon US welfare system and they will be burden on US economy. If such a resident visit abroad to make some legitimate money- and remit some money to his family in US and also pays taxes- he is benefiting US.
Moreover- biggest issue here is to win hearts and minds of all categories of immigrants- make them love US and make them loyal to US.
I therefore request you to change this harsh Rule and let all green card holders freely travel abroad as many times as they want.
Let them stay abroad for as long as 5 years or even ten years
There is no harm in allowing them to travel just as US citizens can travel abroad freely...
If INS wants to check whether or not they still maintain their residency- let them make rule that all green card holders should file their tax returns and pay taxes.
This one rule alone should be sufficient to retain their green card but no restriction on overseas travel.
THE rule relating to green card holders returning
within 6 months was made when US economy was booming and US job market required manpower to fill the jobs.
At this time - US economy is in near recession- there are
not many jobs - and many jobs are outsourced.
So let green card holders work abroad- contribute to
taxes and this is also time to change rules.
Let green card holders work abroad just like US citizens.
I request Congress and Senate to pl introduce legislation-bill to change rules.
They also loose their status if they frequently travel outside US. Many times they face harassment at the hands of immigration officers at US airports- and even at INS offices when they visit there just because they frequently travel outside US.
It is at the discretion of immigrant officer at point of entry to declare any returning resident as abandoned his residence.
This Rule can be highly discriminatory and harsh.
We have to respect human rights- and for humanitarian reasons I suggest that US residents may be freely allowed to travel abroad without any restriction. There is no harm if they travel abroad for long time for legitimate reasons.
They may be allowed to return any time – even after 5 years of stay abroad-because there may be retired seniors as residents. They have no jobs in US. If they do not travel aboard to make some legitimate money- they will depend upon US welfare system and they will be burden on US economy. If such a resident visit abroad to make some legitimate money- and remit some money to his family in US and also pays taxes- he is benefiting US.
Moreover- biggest issue here is to win hearts and minds of all categories of immigrants- make them love US and make them loyal to US.
I therefore request you to change this harsh Rule and let all green card holders freely travel abroad as many times as they want.
Let them stay abroad for as long as 5 years or even ten years
There is no harm in allowing them to travel just as US citizens can travel abroad freely...
If INS wants to check whether or not they still maintain their residency- let them make rule that all green card holders should file their tax returns and pay taxes.
This one rule alone should be sufficient to retain their green card but no restriction on overseas travel.
THE rule relating to green card holders returning
within 6 months was made when US economy was booming and US job market required manpower to fill the jobs.
At this time - US economy is in near recession- there are
not many jobs - and many jobs are outsourced.
So let green card holders work abroad- contribute to
taxes and this is also time to change rules.
Let green card holders work abroad just like US citizens.
I request Congress and Senate to pl introduce legislation-bill to change rules.
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