Here is something I wrote on this topic over a year ago:
As for immigration, there are so many things we should be doing but aren't. Here's a few thoughts -
-Real penalties for companies that knowingly hire illegals. Including jail time. I think this would solve most of the problem.
-Likewise, real penalties for renting to illegals.
-Close the birth-citizenship loophole.
-No catch-and-release. Immediate deportation (after jail time - see next).
-For those that break the law, jail time is served in camps near the border, with reduced time for labor on the border wall. After time served, immediate deportation. Since being here undocumented is against the law, 100% serve time at the border before being deported.
-No government services. The only exception is life-or-death medical care, followed by immediate deportation.
-Change tax system to a sales tax only. Closes the under-the-table gap and solves much of the drug problem at the same time.
-All government services (and forms) in English only. 100%. Only exception is for tourism. None of this voting with spanish ballots.
-Make it so that living here illegally is so uncomfortable that self-deporting is a major factor.
-Need a solution for non-Mexican deportation. Thinking an escorted flight home, with the cost coming out of the foreign aid we seem to send to every country in the world.
Regrettably, we need to help other countries be livable, to reduce the desire to illegally immigrate. It would appear the drug issue in northern Mexico needs to be addressed.
Asylum to be very closely scrutinized. We need to define friendly and unfriendly cultures and treat requests accordingly.
-H-1B visas need to be reconsidered. In my experience it isn't used to fill a position that cannot be filled locally. It is used to fill a position cheaper that a local resource.
The only was someone can apply for citizenship is from their own country, with a waiting period long enough to prove they are actually residing in their country. Like minimum one year wait, with monthly check-ins.
Wow, and that is just a start. I think one of the biggest items is we need to make it more expensive for people and businesses to do business with illegals than it is with citizens. Which means we need to solve the “chamber of commerce” issue on the right side of the political spectrum. Not sure how to do that. Casting a wide enough tent to win elections, but not so wide that you compromise your principals is a tough one.
You have some great ideas, and makes us wonder why our overly paid politicians do not propose any part of what you have proposed.....they can only parrot COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM which we all know as AMNESTY.