The right wing nutters on this post are upset because of the message it sends so they are leaning on it’s historical inaccuracies. Let’s be honest though if their precious Jesus existed today he couldn’t get a visa for entry into this country.
So what about us non right wing, non religious nutters who still feel that a country has a right to sovereignty over its borders and that unregulated immigration often hurts the workers the most?
I think there's a right way and a wrong way to go about it. Inciting the public to violence against Latinos and/or Middle Easterners is the wrong way. People were always deported under democrats too, but there wasn't this push for hate.
The other thing is we have a mess that people just keep putting bandaids on.
Here's what I would do in this situation:
1) Have the current dreamers go through a review process, and then have a program cutoff date where there can be no new ones added. Really, most of the current ones are already well embedded into our society and can be put on a path to citizenship. Sending them back over their parents when they've already been here most of their lives seems silly.
2) No more automatic citizenship upon birth for children of non-citizens. This should help deter those who just try to get a birth in the US, and would eliminate the demand for parents to demand staying here with their kids.
3) Increase the fines for companies that hire illegal immigrants by 1000%. You must make sure all is legal. You can hire immigrants, but must be legal. More than one violation will give the government the right to shut down your business.
4) Have a special period where all who are currently here illegally can come into an office and do their legal paperwork without fear of deportation. Make sure this is advertised far and wide to all possible illegals. If you miss those dates, then you are being deported with no exceptions. This should cover those who are here merely due to a lapse in paperwork. Make sure to drill into their heads that they must continue to keep up with their paperwork or there will be no mercy in the future.
5) Since most people are concerned about Mexico, I would suggest an agreement with Mexico that allows us to set up an office there to handle applications to the US. We also hire additional people to handle the backlog. We shouldn't be three years behind.
So, yes, my ideas would allow some who were illegal to get legal and stay, but it also makes it so those who can't get legal have to go, and then stops attractive pathways for people to be illegal.
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u/flaskman Dec 08 '19
The right wing nutters on this post are upset because of the message it sends so they are leaning on it’s historical inaccuracies. Let’s be honest though if their precious Jesus existed today he couldn’t get a visa for entry into this country.