They strengthen America's ties to other countries, enhance our ability to prosper in an increasingly competitive global economy and provide leadership in international and humanitarian affairs. Their devotion to their families and their personal self reliance helps to renew our collective commitment as a nation to social values and to individual opportunity. Under U.S. law nearly anyone is eligible to become a legal permanent resident or citizen of the United States. Legal immigration provides a direct and lasting benefit to individual Americans who act as sponsors for foreign nationals who wish to become citizens. This includes husbands who sponsor their wives and minor children for immigrant visas, as well as employers who sponsor skilled workers for the green cards that enable them to compete freely and fairly for jobs in the United States based on their own skills and qualifications.
Legal immigration offers families a chance for reunification.
It also provides employers with access to skilled and motivated people who come to the United States not only to work, but also to build a better life for themselves and their families. Inc. Permission to copy granted for non-commercial uses with appropriate attribution.