Immigration Reform
When Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the Daughters of the American Revolution, she began with the words, "My fellow immigrants." It underscores the point that most Americans either had family who immigrated or they themselves came over as immigrants.
When talking about immigration reform the very first point I always make is that our country is great because of immigration, not in spite of it. I believe though that our current immigration policy is sick. Too many terrorists are put on the fast track into this country without a proper background check.
I will continue to call for a moratorium on non-resident immigration until we can come up with a manageable, common sense immigration policy. People in Washington ask why we need to stop immigration to fix the problem. In Missouri, we know that if you want to fix a leaky faucet, you cannot do it while the water is running.
The Department of Homeland Security is overwhelmed trying to keep up with current flow of immigrants. A moratorium would allow them to implement new policies such as providing a personal interview for all applicants. It would also let them draft a plan for finding those who violate their visas.
We also need to end fast track programs that put an emphasis on quickness rather than safety. Visa Lottery allows an individual to come to the United States without a personal interview or a thorough background check. We are literally gambling with our national security and that is unacceptable.
Sincerely,
Sam Graves
Member of Congress
The answer is you come in thru the system anything else is jail and hard labor (let them rake the desert) then deportation with a revocation of any chance future work visa.There is nothing to think about they are spreading disease,Crime and stealing from the system with impunity.