So why do we bring in almost all of our legal permanent immigrants from the Third World, 87% of whom are minorities? Whe defines what are freedom seeking people and those who want to come here to work and live in a first world country with all of the amenities it offers? There are literally billions of people who fit your description.
Let's get something straight. Immigration to America is a privilege, not a right. We are supposed to be the ones deciding who comes in and in what numbers. Our immigration policies should serve our national interests.
1) Enforce current immigration Law, including e-verify. We have plenty of Laws.
Yes, we should enforce our immigration laws, but we must also change our immigration laws that are detrimental to our national interests. The visa lottery program, birthright citizenship, chain migration outside of the nuclear family, immigration caps that are much too high, asylum laws, etc. We have the lowest labor particapation rates in 38 years, stagnant wages, and massive welfare use. Do we really need to be importing millions of foreign workers to compete with American citizens for jobs. If we had a shortage of labor, wages would be going up, not down.
2) Seek out those immigrants who value Liberty. Who wants a bunch of gimmiedat Greeks, Brits, or Sweedes? No Body! Interview a prospective immigrant.
Value our liberty is the criterion for admission? What does that mean and how does it manifest itself? Those Greeks, Brits, and Swedes have contributed enormously to this country in the past. Under the existing rules, we can no longer recruit those kinds of numbers from Europe. Instead, we bring in minorities from the Third World who go on welfare and vote Democrat. How many of them relate to our Founding Fathers and their values who are now being characterized as old white men who were bigots and racists? Do they view Western Civilization the same way we do or do they consider the West as former colonialists who ruled their countries and plundered their wealth?
Anyone familiar with history understands how divisive and destructive the introduction of different cultures, races, and ethnicities can be. When non-Hispanic whites become a minority in 2043, what will be the agenda of the new majority?
Interview a prospective immigrant. Find those with skills in short supply in America.
Why don't we train our own people to acquire those skills? We have 92 million Americans not in the work force? Specifically, what kind of skills are you discussing and in what numbers? We don't have a major shortage of skills in this country.
Uncover those who are tired of the yoke of Big Government. Then, let them demonstrate for seven years, without voting rights, they can thrive without the support of Government.
If you get a permanent immigrant visa (green card), it takes five years normally before you can apply for naturalization. Then you can vote. I don't know what the extra two years does. And there are over 10 million who prefer not to become citizens and remain as citizens of their own country.
How do you divine who are tired of the Yoke of Big Government?