Thanks for common sense and a rational point of view.
A poster here who shall not be named loves to come up with horrific facts and figures but proposes no solutions.
Other posters say the borders can’t be closed.
The borders can be closed and I agree with you about self-deportation. In fact, we may all be tempted to self deport if Obama gets back in.
There are solutions to the illegal problem. We just need leadership to do it and arguing about it won’t solve it.
Wow! Sarkozy lost in France. They’ve elected a pure socialist. A little while, and France will be the new Greece. Austerity (and reality) throw in the towel! Germany cannot save Europe, then.
Advocate a pro-immigrant policy of low immigration.
Conservatives need to provide the American people with their own comprehensive immigration reform plan, i.e., give people a reason to vote FOR something rather than just attack the other side’s proposals. Such a plan should contain the following elements:
Formulate a merit based immigration system that brings in the skills and talents to keep us competitive in the global economy;
Reduce immigration levels based on need more closely approximating 300,000 a year vice the current 1.2 million;
Eliminate extended chain migration, i.e., family reunification, limiting it to the nuclear family, and the Diversity Visa lottery program;
Secure the border;
Enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the current illegal alien population and limit future illegal immigration, i.e., attrition thru enforcement. Enforcement would include: (1) ending the job magnet; (2) increasing coordination at the federal level by eliminating barriers to information sharing among agencies; (3) leveraging state and local enforcement resources; (4) fully implementing the US-VISIT Program to track and deport visa overstays; and (5) make mandatory and improve such programs as E-Verify and 287 [g] authority to assist employers and law enforcement in identifying illegal aliens;
Eliminate birthright citizenship;
Ensure that anyone who enters this nation illegally is not rewarded by being permitted to stay and work here; i.e., no amnesty;
Streamline the processing and adjudication of immigration cases;
Promote pro-immigrant measures that help newcomers assimilate and embrace the values and principles of our Founders and the Constitution.