Posted on 11/07/2016 12:13:31 PM PST by Leo Carpathian
I am the one who had to go through incapable government procedures to become legal resident of this magnificent country - the (former) beacon of freedom and justice in the world.
I see talking heads, professors and government geniuses analyzing and trying to "comprehensively" fix the problem of illegal immigration with no results. We have illegals crossing the borders, visitors overstaying visas, people trying to share the American Dream by ignoring the laws. Politicians are talking about the problem, but not fixing it, making it worse, result of the typical government bureaucracy, incapable or not wanting of running anything right. Democrats need confused voters, Republican donors need cheap labor, immigrants want piece of American Pie.
What is the problem?
1. Millions of illegals in US
2. Government inefficiency
3. Lack of proper IDs and tracking
4. Law enforcement crippled
5. Illegals, ISIS, Voter Fraud
Some background.
President Reagan realized that there is an immigration problem and he tried to fix it by issuing amnesty in hope that it would resolve the existing illegal resident’s problem and set the base for proper processing of the future immigrants, temporary workers and those aspiring to become citizens. He did the right thing, but then “mighty” government bureaucrats took over and screwed anything they could – unreasonable delays, complicated procedures, typical government “efficiency” unmatched even by Communist countries. It was back to “normal.” People figured that it was easier to overstay the visas, cross the border illegally and blend in. Not too difficult to “disappear” and find some work.
Why do people want to come to America? They are yearning for freedom, better living standard and the difference in the currency value. Professor from Eastern Europe or Mexico can earn here more in $$ working in menial job, driving taxi, than back home as professional. Work for few years in US, save some money, send some home and return to family that is better off. Some stay longer, away from the family, sacrificing for the loved ones at home. Lately, there is an influx of Muslim “refugees” with planted ISIS warriors, ready to convert USA to Sharialand.
Most European countries manage the emigration and temporary working permits or visas within few days or weeks. You have reason to come to their country, work, study, or stay, have invitation? You apply, and in few days or weeks you will get the response, permission to stay. You come, register, do your thing and if done, go back home. Everything is legal, recorded, tracked, no problem.
There is complicated legal path to become legal resident or citizen of US and government has no way of tracking people on the US soil. There are many who chose to overstay their visitor visas or come illegally, because it is the easier way, rather than wait forever for legalization from horribly inefficient government bureaucrats. And it works. All this at the time when relatives of US citizens applying for visitor’s visas from Europe are being denied visitor’s visas after long wait at the embassies and payment of hefty fees. Pay the Coyote smuggling fee, get into US, you can be “lost” from government, or fit into one of Obama’s Executive Order decrees.
The PROBLEM is inefficient government incapable of handling working permits, visas, citizenship status, issuing proper IDs and tracking them. People find the workaround around the problem and the result is what we have, massive illegal immigration and now Obama’s administration happily feeding and fueling mostly undesirable immigrants in hope to turn them into illegal voters, for Democrats to stay in power. The result is the Immigration Mess, no clue who is who, criminals and terrorists have more rights than taxpayers.
The solution.
1. Existing Illegals in US problem can be solved by establishing procedure for Illegals to come out of shadow and register, give those about 1 year to do so. That would give them working permit – visas, say for 3 years and chance to apply for resident status. Will have to pay taxes and keep registering their whereabouts and employment. One time exemption – "resident amnesty" for those entered before, say 2010, others would have to go back and apply from their home country. This is to avoid influx of fresh illegals. It would be humane to give chance to those who are here for longer time, with families, actively involved in American life and not being criminals. This would be humane gesture and recognition by government for not handling the recording (ID) requirements in the past. Criminals, or those illegally crossing more than once, should be deported and barred from future working permits or resident visas.
Government should set up immigration offices in states, staffed with capable people, set up proper procedures and handle applications efficiently. Expanded Motor Vehicle offices can be used as a base for issuing and tracking ID of all temporary aliens and visitors. You got here – you have to register and notify where you are. Everybody has to have proper ID documents.
Employers should be required to employ only workers with valid legal status or working permit. Otherwise heavy fines and penalties. States to enforce the law. There should be no one in the country that has no proper documentation. No "sanctuary cities"!
2. The situation with illegal immigration was caused by government failure to administer and enforce the proper system, regulations, after President Reagan’s amnesty. Somebody should be responsible and be penalized for failure to properly implement the measures to rectify the situation we are in today, when illegals and criminals can kill innocent people, enter country multiple times and hide in “sanctuary cities”. In the past we have seen government departments being infested by incapable people, cronies of politicians. The result is the horrible inefficiency and problems plaguing our every day’s lives. Waste, mismanagement, cronyism, injustice are causing once great America slide to mediocracy and socialist hell. There is a need for surgery and cleanup of government bureaucracy, bringing in people with business experience and work ethics, and removing the entrenched bureaucrats. Otherwise, there will be no end to decline of this once great country. Cleanup government! No excuses for color, minority, sex orientation hiring incapable workers.
3. Bring the manufacturing back to US – lower the taxes, bring the bright and capable workers, technicians and engineers. Fix the bureaucracy; establish ID system and ENFORCE IT! Simple system of issuing working permits to foreigners: Is there need for you in US? Have job offered? Show documentation and apply for it, specify period of employment. Government OFFICE verifies it (phone call, email) and if legit, issues the visas and/or working permit. Applicant arrives at the workplace, registers with the OFFICE, works and pays taxes. If needs extension, applies and gets it granted or not. Stays or not.
If there is a need for worker, he can apply for resident status and if demonstrated benefit to US, can apply for citizenship and stay here forever, with family, and contribute to making America Great Again! Classes of ID, could be combined with driver licenses, all required to register their whereabouts:
A. Visitors – have passports and proper visas, could be issued visitor’s ID card, red color.
B. Temporary workers – issued temporary worker ID card, orange color, showing expiration date.
C. Temporary students – issued temporary student ID card, yellow color, showing expiration date.
D. Permanent residents – (Resident Aliens) issued or having “green cards” ID card, green color, allowing life time residency. No US passport or voting rights.
F. US citizens – issued citizen’s ID card, blue color and US passports if requested, eligible to vote in US elections.
All ID cards have photo, finger print, tracking (Soc. Security) number and personal information allowing quick check of person’s status. Central registry verification available if needed.
4. Establish the laws that are reasonable and ENFORCE them! Now in the computer age, there is no problem of recording and tracking goods and people. If Amazon and Google can track my package at any time, there should be no problem to track people, their whereabouts, employment, legal status. It is time to issue ID cards besides driver licenses for those that do not drive, after verification of their legal status – citizen, resident alien or temporary worker. Have also verification system, where anyone can verify validity of the ID card if necessary and to avoid forged cards. If the companies and credit card companies can issue various cards, why can’t government issue the ID cards for all of the population? Problem with illegal voting will also be solved. Rest of the world has the system of personal IDs, the mighty USA has the problem? Let the law enforcement enforce the law! Those who illegally entered the US before 2010 can be issued Permanent Resident status and ID, but NEVER allowed to gain citizenship and voting rights as a “punishment”. Their children, born in US can be eligible for citizenship, if no criminal records of parents.
Those who illegally entered the US after 2010, should be required to return to home country and apply for legal ID and undergo proper procedure. Those with criminal record, ISIS affiliation and multiple illegal entries need not apply.
5. Everyone on US soil should have proper ID card according to their status. Only citizens are allowed to vote in US election, no problem with proper ID. Only people with proper ID allowed to hold the job or attend institution and obey the US laws. No ID? No right to stay or live in US, deportation.
I just can’t see why this cannot be implemented. Government screwed up and needs to fix it. Be humane and allow those who are here already (before 2010?) to stay, register, legalize their status HERE within few years, come out of hiding. Cheaper and more practical than trying to catch them all, deport and spend another few years to come back legally. Issue ID cards, register and track whereabouts and status of visitors and temporary workers. Require employers to employ only documented people. After grace period, deport anyone not having proper ID and legalized status.
The wall on the border can help, but it is not the SOLUTION to the illegals staying in the US. Tunnels and ladders can help to get around the wall. What is needed is to remove the attraction for people coming into US illegally, staying illegally and working illegally. Today’s technology allows to efficiently issue ID cards and to track them. Employers already have ID cards and badges.
This will also solve the “racist voter registration problem.” Are you a citizen? Have your citizen’s ID or passport? No problem – you can vote in American elections – one time! Easy to track and put the end to fraudulent ballot stuffing. You don’t have citizen’s ID? You have no right to vote for government to represent or control you. Nothing racist!
Being employer, rather than employee, I am troubled by the FORWARD march of US towards the Communism under socialist Obama and democrats, shackling businesses with taxes, crippling regulations and idiotic bureaucracy. Isn’t there enough in examples of Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela, N. Korea….?
There is the hope on the horizon that next republican President would follow in steps of Ronald Reagan and make America Great Again for all of US! Replace crooked lawyer politicians in government with engineers and businessmen with term limits. Fix the Immigration and voter fraud problem with proper ID system and its enforcement! Time for politicians to implement sensible immigration policy and ID system, US citizens deserve order and protection from the invasion of illegals, criminals and terrorists. Vote for those who are behind the sensible solution to instill order and protection of American Dream.
This is just humble suggestion for solving “Immigration Problem” by someone who escaped from communism, persisted in making it into the “Land of the Free”, only to find that Obamunism is making it easy for illegals to land here and enjoy the freebies, while slowly converting US into communist hellhole. This is especially urgent now, with the turmoil in the Middle East and waves of “refugees” flooding the West and decapitating the countries.
There must be a national maximum on federal handouts permanently embedded in the US Constitution, with each state being able to set its own permanent per capita maximum.
That might be $1 trillion, adjusted for inflation be the minimum of:
a. the lowest federal bond rate issued that is still outstanding or
b. the government’s official inflation rate
That’s gets everyone legally here on the same team.
The first sentence of Amendment XIV must be replaced with an Amendment giving each child born here the citizenship of its mother as she had it five years prior to giving birth.
That's never going to work. The reason they come here is for free stuff and tax free cash they can send back to the shite holes they came from.
Make them pay taxes and they'll never show up in the light. Just like cockroaches.
And let's not even discuss tracking their whereabouts and employment via some cockamamie registration process.
And in the second sentence, the word "person" needs to be changed to "citizen".
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