something has to give. at best, we can block the senate bill - but the house bill will never pass. so that leaves us with the status quo, which is better then the senate bill, but we will still be taking in more and more illegals.
I would trade some sensible legalization of a portion of those we have now, a portion that makes sense, as part of a bill that had some real teeth. the alternative is that those people stay here anyway, more come, and what we see on the streets of the country today - is 5 times worse in a few years.
I appreciate your comments and not taking mine personally.
The aftermath of the 1986 amnesty program tells us one thing IMO. If legalization is part of the solution, we'll be cutting our own throats. We will see many more illegal aliens entering our nation to become naturalized at some point.
This has influenced me to push a six tenet plan. Here it is.
1. The federal government needs to give businesses an immediate real time verification tool for social security numbers. They DO NOT have to be tied to an actual card in hand. (I can explain if requested)
2. The federal government needs to start enforcing workplace regulations strictly.
3. The federal government needs to build that wall. Build it for the full length of the border and make it tall enough and strong enough to do the job. Then enforce the border strictly.
4. The federal government needs to ask all illegal immigrants to repatriate to the nation of their origion within twelve months. Anyone not doing so will forfeit their opportunity to EVER enter the United States legally.
5. Any new illegal aliens entering the nation will be placed on a chain gang for three months. The second offense would garner six months and the third a full year. Any of the illegals in country that didn't abide by rule 4, would be subject to this same penalty after twelve months had passed.
6. All future work permits would be generated in response to specific needs of U.S. Business. Every foreign national would be checked out, fees paid by the specific business, would live in housing that met approved standards, and would be the responsibility of the business to return them home. Businesses abusing this system would be subject to stiff penalties.
I'm sure this would need some tweaking, but it should not water down the main goals.
BTW, Jeff Head came up with the voluntary leaving vs forever giving up their ability to enter our nation legally part. I think it has merit.