Kathleen Martinez

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.

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.

No. I didn't know that you couldn't just earn your way here and just like apply for it. Right. And I think that's the problem is a lot of people think they say, why not just come here legally? And they don't understand.

No. I didn't know that you couldn't just earn your way here and just like apply for it. Right. And I think that's the problem is a lot of people think they say, why not just come here legally? And they don't understand.

No. I didn't know that you couldn't just earn your way here and just like apply for it. Right. And I think that's the problem is a lot of people think they say, why not just come here legally? And they don't understand.

It's like a Venn diagram. Like you can't just apply. You can't?

It's like a Venn diagram. Like you can't just apply. You can't?

It's like a Venn diagram. Like you can't just apply. You can't?

You have to have either an employer sponsor you after proving that you have a master's degree or a graduate degree. The employer has to prove that they tried to get the job to everybody else in the United States and they couldn't find someone to fit it. So it's a lot. The employer has to say, I literally could not find an American citizen that's eligible for this job.

You have to have either an employer sponsor you after proving that you have a master's degree or a graduate degree. The employer has to prove that they tried to get the job to everybody else in the United States and they couldn't find someone to fit it. So it's a lot. The employer has to say, I literally could not find an American citizen that's eligible for this job.

You have to have either an employer sponsor you after proving that you have a master's degree or a graduate degree. The employer has to prove that they tried to get the job to everybody else in the United States and they couldn't find someone to fit it. So it's a lot. The employer has to say, I literally could not find an American citizen that's eligible for this job.

So then they petition for someone from another country. And it's usually because they're more educated. They know more than one language. They work twice as hard as Americans. Let's be real, right? If you're an employer, you want to hire an immigrant. And so you bring them over here. But that even takes years. That can take like five to seven years, right? Or you get married, right?

So then they petition for someone from another country. And it's usually because they're more educated. They know more than one language. They work twice as hard as Americans. Let's be real, right? If you're an employer, you want to hire an immigrant. And so you bring them over here. But that even takes years. That can take like five to seven years, right? Or you get married, right?

So then they petition for someone from another country. And it's usually because they're more educated. They know more than one language. They work twice as hard as Americans. Let's be real, right? If you're an employer, you want to hire an immigrant. And so you bring them over here. But that even takes years. That can take like five to seven years, right? Or you get married, right?

You get married to a U.S. citizen.

You get married to a U.S. citizen.

You get married to a U.S. citizen.

Yeah. You have to prove that your marriage is real and that you're not committing marriage fraud, right? Because that does happen. Like marriage fraud does happen. And I think it happens because people really just want to come here and they can't. It's like nepotism. Like why do you have to marry into citizenship? Like everyone's saying –

Yeah. You have to prove that your marriage is real and that you're not committing marriage fraud, right? Because that does happen. Like marriage fraud does happen. And I think it happens because people really just want to come here and they can't. It's like nepotism. Like why do you have to marry into citizenship? Like everyone's saying –

Yeah. You have to prove that your marriage is real and that you're not committing marriage fraud, right? Because that does happen. Like marriage fraud does happen. And I think it happens because people really just want to come here and they can't. It's like nepotism. Like why do you have to marry into citizenship? Like everyone's saying –