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Just now hearing your plan.
1- Secure border. Excellent and necessary.
2- Separarate good illegals from bad. Definitely need to prioritze the search. The "illegal" illegals need to go like yesterday. Especially the gangs.
3- Make good illegals citizens through improved testing. Totally disagree. These Hispanic illegals came here, not for freedom, but for economic gain. They, in many instances, can't even fake patriotism for America. People searching for freedom will give their lives for it. My hat is off to the immigrants who have achieved citizenship through the military. But, most of those who come here, come to simply make more money and will leave in droves when war or economic distress threatens them. Citizenship is a privilege that should be earned and bestowed on those who bring skills and a desire to be Americans. To give citizenship to illegals is an insult to those who have followed the rules and further sets an unacceptable precedent.
It is not necessary to deport every illegal. But, they can be denied ANY chance at citizenship if they are found to be here. If they go back to Mexico and get in line, no penalty. But, if they stay here, all US benefits need to cease and the only thing they will recieve is the illegal pay that they are earning.
Do not cave to extortion, simply because the mountain looks too tall to climb