[Bob J]

Approaching hispanics with a plan of organized immigration with an emphasis on the law, citizenship and assimilation, is a winner for conservatives. The problem with hispanics and conservatives is that the press only shows the "ship them back, build a wall, get a gun" crowd and that is the image they have of us. No wonder too many think all conservatives are racists.

I have previously proposed here on the Forum, an organized, legal, "guest worker to citizen" program that includes;

a. Organized locations and facilities along the border for processing with fees of say $1000 that would normally go to the coyote
b. Fingerprinting
c. Photo
d. Medical screening
e. Temporary guest worker ID and SS#
f. Criminal background check
g. Mandatory filing of annual tax statements showing gainful employment and paid taxes
h. Mandatory English and citizenship classes
i. Mandatory auto insurance if they have a temporary guest worker drivers license

After five years, these guest workers, who have proven they are hard working, tax paying non criminals, can be given the option of filing for expedited citizenship.

Of course, I was called a liberal, a DU plant and roundly excoriated as unpatriotic. I think Sabretooth was the only one to admit my opinions had any merit.

[sauropod]

Sounds like a well-thought out plan to me. 'Pod

[an amused spectator]

Geez, what's wrong with the proposed program? Didn't any of these people's ancestors come in through Ellis Island?

I like it - Bob J, "DU plant". (**snicker**)

You had us fooled all this while, lad. :-)