Ken

I've done a little research and have become a bit confused. Most Americans are against illegal immigrants, but not opposed to legal immigrants. But how many have actually researched legal immigration? If the US government provides no legitimate path to legal immigration, must illegal immigration be tolerated?

Case in point:

There are many fine, well educated, moral and law abiding Dominicans. But, to gain lawful entry into this country is all but impossible.

The Diversity Visa program has been closed to Dominicans since 2005 (possibly longer but I can't find any statistics). So today a Dominican has zero chance of getting a green card and eventually citizenship through the Diversity Visa Program.

The US states that you can get a green card from an employer. That sounds good on paper, but it's not practical or plausible. (Other than becoming a Au Pair which is a temporary green card). For a US company to hire a foreigner, they have to prove that no one possesses the skill sets they are looking for within their own country first. Again, this makes sense. You dont want to take away jobs from Americans and give those jobs to foreigners. So officially this makes sense. But in practicality, it denies everyone in the Dominican Republic a right to a visa.

Yes, you can still "buy" your way into the USA. I think you need at least $150,000 USD the last time I checked. Again, this illuminates 99.9% or more of Dominican. Limiting legal immigration to mostly drug lords and corrupt politicians.

If you have a family member already in the USA, you can have them apply for a green card on your behalf. It's a difficult processes, but it can be done. If you have no family member living legally in the USA, you are s.o.l.

Then, there is marriage to a US Citizen. This is completely acceptable, and applies to just about anyone.

So, after all my research, this is what is confusing to me. It seems as though the only plausible and legal means to enter the USA as a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic is through marriage. Am I missing something here?

If I have my Bachelors Degree in Communications, and a Masters Degree in Architecture, I also have no civil or criminal violations. I'm an outstanding and productive member of society, but would like more and perceived better opportunities to grow as well as contribute to society. What are my choices on legal immigration into the USA? The way I see it, and from what I have read, my only option is marriage to a US Citizen.

Am I correct? Or missing something here?

Below is the question and answer I submitted. My answer was deleted because of "Terms of Service Violation". So I read the entire Terms of Service and cannot find what I Violated.

I appealed Yahoo's decision and asked them to clearly explain what I did wrong or what terms I violated. Their response, "you may not post content in violation of the Yahoo! Terms of Service."

That surely is no help! So, I decided to take the question public and ask you.

In their Terms of Service there is a phrase that says that I cannot post content that is "ethnically or otherwise objectionable" which is your catch all phrase. Which means they can deny anything you post for any reason at all, and not give a reason!

It seems to me, like that is what has happened here. Following is the question and answer I provided. Hopefully someone here will be more helpful than Yahoo was. BTW, I live in the Dominican Republic. Thanks...

Question: What kind of good business can I start with $10,000 pesos in

Dominican Republic?

Deleted Answer: Good business? What is a good business? Have you thought

about getting into the drug business like any other

"successful" Dominican? Judge all you want, but it's the

number one business in the DR. And besides Politics, the only other

means to make any money. BTW, Politics and drugs are synonymous here,

and we both know it. If you got connections, probably drugs is a good

start.

Second, maybe get into the cell phone business. Be the middle man. Buy

low, and sell high. We both know that Dominicans live for their cell

phones and they are hot commodities down here.

Start an online business like someone else suggested?! Dont even give it

a thought! As a Dominican, you're f*cked when it comes to e-commerce

or any online business. You'll fail before you ever start. No one,

not even PayPal will do business with you. You "may" be able

to make some money, but it will be impossible to ever "get"

the money to the Dominican Republic. As it maybe an option in North

America, down here in the DR, dont even attempt it.

Start making empanada's and selling them to your friends. But you

gotta cook. Get a loyal following and grow. Best as fasted way to make

money in the DR is drugs. If you dont want to get into that business,

maybe start with cell phones.