Posted on 04/24/2006 11:00:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Give the illegals amnesty after a 5-year probationary period, whereas if they commit a felony or two misdemeanors they are immediately deported, make them take mandatory TB and other immunizations and HIV tests within 60 days (out of their own pocket), in that 5-year period they must sign up for a digitized, biometric federal ID card and without this card they cannot obtain employment. Must carry automobile insurance. Employers are fined $25,000 a day if the (formerly) illegals don't present this ID at the time of hire. Make English the official language and end bilingual ballots and in taxpayer-funded education, enact a 10% federal surtax on wire transfers, and make them sign a sworn notarized statement that they pledge their allegiance to the U.S. (This will weed out the La Raza groupies and those who really want to stay here and work). There would be no guest-worker programs, none.
After that, immediately dispatch the Army to temporarily defend the border until a 30 foot concrete and steel wall with guardtowers is built. Increase funding, weapons, training, and pay for the Border Patrol, give them shoot-on-sight orders, and enact a 25-year moratorium on all immigration from Latin American nations. SCOTUS would review the citizenship provision in the Constitution to discourage anchor babies.
Because it's time to get real on this issue, FReepers. Bush has his mind made up, he's stubborn, he wants illegals in the country, the globalists, corporate fat-cats, and Rockefellers have hijacked the GOP, and tossing away a vote for the Constitution Party is not an option when the stinking Dems are right around the corner to make the damage even worse. We must continue to advocate for strong border security and do what JimRob says and keep the heat on Republicans - but we must also be realistic that there are illegals here - maybe they're a small percentage but they're here nevertheless - that have been in the U.S. for years and have really worked hard and have raised families. And as I said - the MS-13 gangbangers and La Raza folks would be smoked out and leave on their own because they have no interest in assimilating in America.
Give me a break. I'm just looking at the issue objectively instead of vein-popping, red-faced screaming, Michael Savage like most of you are.
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