Shusterman_AMA

No, but I do think the press has concentrated solely on Trump's plans for deporting the undocumented. I think his plans for reducing legal immigration have not received the attention they deserve.

It is not as easy to deport people as most people think. People are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge. Each immigration judge across the United States has well over 1 thousand backlogged cases. Without hiring hundreds of more judges, all Trump would really be doing is providing undocumented people with work permits and hearings before judges in 3-5 years. This is hardly an answer to our immigration problems.

Not easy. The H1B temporary work visas for professionals have a lottery every spring. The number of people sponsored is 3-times the amount of people who can obtain numerically limited visas. You would need to be sponsored for a temporary work-visa by an employer in the United States.

There are several million people waiting to be reunited with their families in the U.S. Overturning Hart-Celler would keep these families separated permanently. Also, the United States is very dependent on foreign-born physicians who work in underserved areas, RNs who staff our hospitals, teachers who work in inner city areas, as well as other essential occupations. We represent cancer researchers who are working on new drugs and treatments for many forms of cancer.

Yes. 1 million immigrants a year is less than one-third of 1 percent of our population. Without immigration, the United States would fall into an economic slump comparable to Japan or Italy.