&gt; Given that I pay taxes and am subject to immigration laws a lot longer than a person born anywhere else<p>So? The United States or [Insert country] is under no obligation whatsoever to afford special treatment since a foreigner pays the same taxes like the rest. I&#x27;m an Indian citizen and I did a quick search for work visas in India. A foreigner pays the same taxes as an Indian citizen in India[0] and isn&#x27;t given special privileges when it comes to immigration laws.<p>&gt; I don&#x27;t see why I can&#x27;t complain about a law that reflects nativist compromises of the Civil Rights act.<p>Source? How does the gc allocation compromise the Civil rights act?<p>The gc allocation is 7% per country[1]. If you fall in a country (like me India) where the number of applicants outstrip the 7% quota per year, you&#x27;re out of luck. How is that compromising the Civil rights act?<p>Here&#x27;s my take: I can keep complaining and waste my time and brain cycles over this. I don&#x27;t have any voting power on this issue; all I have is a modest amount of talent and more importantly the drive and the persistence which I would like to use to further my career and make smart decisions. Personally for me, the immigration laws aren&#x27;t as debilitating as people make them out to be.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.expatarrivals.com&#x2F;india&#x2F;taxes-in-india" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.expatarrivals.com&#x2F;india&#x2F;taxes-in-india</a>
[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uscis.gov&#x2F;tools&#x2F;glossary&#x2F;country-limit" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uscis.gov&#x2F;tools&#x2F;glossary&#x2F;country-limit</a>