Kathleen Martinez

They're immigrants.

You know what I think it is? I think the people who are very anti-immigration is because they've never been an immigrant. They live in small areas where there's just not a lot of diversity. They just don't know. They're ignorant because of that. And so instead of putting a face behind the name of an immigrant, they kind of see them – we call it the boogeyman theory.

You know what I think it is? I think the people who are very anti-immigration is because they've never been an immigrant. They live in small areas where there's just not a lot of diversity. They just don't know. They're ignorant because of that. And so instead of putting a face behind the name of an immigrant, they kind of see them – we call it the boogeyman theory.

You know what I think it is? I think the people who are very anti-immigration is because they've never been an immigrant. They live in small areas where there's just not a lot of diversity. They just don't know. They're ignorant because of that. And so instead of putting a face behind the name of an immigrant, they kind of see them – we call it the boogeyman theory.

Jasmine Crockett talked about it a lot. where they don't know immigrants, so they kind of look at them as criminals, like not humans, right? They're like, you come here to commit crimes. That's what I heard on Facebook in my small town in Idaho, and that's how I'm going to believe.

Jasmine Crockett talked about it a lot. where they don't know immigrants, so they kind of look at them as criminals, like not humans, right? They're like, you come here to commit crimes. That's what I heard on Facebook in my small town in Idaho, and that's how I'm going to believe.

Jasmine Crockett talked about it a lot. where they don't know immigrants, so they kind of look at them as criminals, like not humans, right? They're like, you come here to commit crimes. That's what I heard on Facebook in my small town in Idaho, and that's how I'm going to believe.

And you'll put so many facts in front of them, so many statistics, and they just won't hear it because they don't really want to. They've already decided. So I think it's like just pure ignorance. Like, but you're, it's so crazy if you really think about it, like immigrants or not, you have to understand why immigrants come here, right?

And you'll put so many facts in front of them, so many statistics, and they just won't hear it because they don't really want to. They've already decided. So I think it's like just pure ignorance. Like, but you're, it's so crazy if you really think about it, like immigrants or not, you have to understand why immigrants come here, right?

And you'll put so many facts in front of them, so many statistics, and they just won't hear it because they don't really want to. They've already decided. So I think it's like just pure ignorance. Like, but you're, it's so crazy if you really think about it, like immigrants or not, you have to understand why immigrants come here, right?

They come here to contribute and to provide for their family, right? Because they can't do it at home. They're unable to either for safety reasons, the economy, whatever. They come here to literally to work. Literally to work. Yeah. So when they hire me, they're like, I just want a work permit. And because of the way that the immigration system is now, I can't give it to them. I'm like, I'm sorry.

They come here to contribute and to provide for their family, right? Because they can't do it at home. They're unable to either for safety reasons, the economy, whatever. They come here to literally to work. Literally to work. Yeah. So when they hire me, they're like, I just want a work permit. And because of the way that the immigration system is now, I can't give it to them. I'm like, I'm sorry.

They come here to contribute and to provide for their family, right? Because they can't do it at home. They're unable to either for safety reasons, the economy, whatever. They come here to literally to work. Literally to work. Yeah. So when they hire me, they're like, I just want a work permit. And because of the way that the immigration system is now, I can't give it to them. I'm like, I'm sorry.

There's no way you can get a work permit. You have to get married. That's about it. So if you're coming here with your whole family, you're sort of screwed. Like there's really no avenue for you. And that's been the problem since like the 80s. We don't have comprehensive immigration reform.

There's no way you can get a work permit. You have to get married. That's about it. So if you're coming here with your whole family, you're sort of screwed. Like there's really no avenue for you. And that's been the problem since like the 80s. We don't have comprehensive immigration reform.

There's no way you can get a work permit. You have to get married. That's about it. So if you're coming here with your whole family, you're sort of screwed. Like there's really no avenue for you. And that's been the problem since like the 80s. We don't have comprehensive immigration reform.

So, I mean, you either come here through an employer, which is very competitive. You have to be in a lottery system for like an employment based visa that will eventually turn into a green card. You have to have a certain degree. It's usually like engineers from like Asia and India brought over by like tech companies or you come here through family. Right. So you get married to a U.S.

So, I mean, you either come here through an employer, which is very competitive. You have to be in a lottery system for like an employment based visa that will eventually turn into a green card. You have to have a certain degree. It's usually like engineers from like Asia and India brought over by like tech companies or you come here through family. Right. So you get married to a U.S.

So, I mean, you either come here through an employer, which is very competitive. You have to be in a lottery system for like an employment based visa that will eventually turn into a green card. You have to have a certain degree. It's usually like engineers from like Asia and India brought over by like tech companies or you come here through family. Right. So you get married to a U.S.

citizen, 90 day fiance kind of situation. Right. or you have your parents have status, they bring you over here. But that's it. You can't really earn your way to legal status.