It might not be popular to say, but I see a lot of benefits to establishing a visa program after the border is secured. The first benefit I see is the screening process for applicants. If someone has a criminal record deny the visa and since the border has been secured (done before anything else gets implemented) when these non-visa holding people are caught they are deported. The second benefit I see is taxes. These visa holders who have already been using the services paid for by our tax dollars now start paying for some of those services as well.
FWIW, I don't ever see the political agreement to secure the border without some type of recognition of those that are already here. At least with a visa program they are not made citizens and we find out who they are.
“FWIW, I don’t ever see the political agreement to secure the border without some type of recognition of those that are already here.”
I guess some of us don’t understand this. We believe the federal government is already required to secure the border. Are we missing something?