AGREED! BUT HOW! HOW! HOW! HOW! No one seems to know HOW!
What do you mean how?
BUILD A WALL-- put in check points and roads to the check points.... where people can come and apply to come here.
make the process easier on the pocket book for people to come here legally....
it is actually a lot more appealing monetarily than a whole new agnecy that is supposed to track people with the lousy plan they are trying to come with now....
No offense, (this isn't directed at you) but it seems congress and the Senate have both proposed how. The House bill (Sensenbrenner bill), for example, covered almost every aspect, but many arm-chair experts(sic) would take it apart line by line pointing out all the holes in the wall, and firing up everyone.
These people get everyone fired over holes they see, yet they 1. Don't propose a reasonable alternative 2. Aren't exactly experts on the area and are only pointing out holes based on their own 'expertise', most of which, people don't have in the area, 3. Motives are sometimes questionable.
They are(did) backing us into an all or nothing corner in this situation. Instead of us working together on the issue, we are following false immigration messiahs.
One guy has a plan.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611523/posts
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Radio Address by the President to the Nation, 04-08-06
Immigration is an emotional issue and a vitally important one. At its core, immigration is the sign of a confident and successful nation. It says something about our country that people around the world are willing to leave their homes, leave their families, and risk everything to come to America. Their talent, hard work, and love of freedom have helped make America a vibrant, strong Nation. And by reforming our immigration laws to meet the realities of the 21st century, we will ensure that America remains a beacon of liberty for generations to come.
I made clear that a comprehensive immigration reform bill must include three elements:
First, comprehensive immigration reform must secure our borders. Since I took office, we've increased funding for border security by 66 percent, and Federal agents have apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering this country illegally, including more than 400,000 with criminal records. To improve security at the border, we're hiring thousands more Border Patrol agents; we're deploying new technologies like infrared cameras and unmanned aerial vehicles to help our agents do their jobs; we're installing physical barriers to entry, like fences in urban areas. We're making good progress, but we have much more work ahead to gain control of our border. I'll continue to work with Congress to strengthen border security, so we can prevent illegal immigrants from crossing our border and make the immigration system more orderly and secure.
Second, comprehensive immigration reform must strengthen the enforcement of our laws in America's interior. Since I took office, we've increased funding for immigration enforcement by 42 percent, increased the number of immigration enforcement agents and criminal investigators, enhanced worksite enforcement, and gone after smugglers, gang members, and human traffickers. A good immigration bill should enhance our ability to stop document fraud and help employers comply with our laws.
Finally, comprehensive immigration reform must include a temporary worker program that relieves pressure on our borders, while rejecting amnesty. A temporary worker program would create a legal way to match willing foreign workers with willing American employers to fill jobs that no American is available to do. By creating a legal channel for those seeking temporary work in America, we would reduce the number of people trying to sneak across the border. This would free up law enforcement officers to focus on criminals, drug dealers, terrorists, and others who mean us harm. A temporary worker program would also improve security by creating tamper-proof identification cards, so we can keep track of every temporary worker who is here on a legal basis and identify those who are not.
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