SOME THOUGHTS ON IMMIGRATION
After reading immigration story on page G 1, in today's Statesman, I thought I should try to express in writing how I felt about the questions.
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Since Immigration is certainly one of the major topics and problems of today, I decided that I would try to express my feelings about how I see the current problems and evaluate how if think. Even with my limited understanding of the many details involved here are a few ideas and suggestions that have come to mind.
A. I think that I would favor reducing the past violations from a felony to some lesser charge. However I strongly feel that the violations should not be automatically forgiven.
B. Next, find some way to hasten the approval of those who have waited within the system for legal immigration. They should come first, and the process needs to be placed on a 'rapid fast track'.
C. Have some period (possibly 60 days) for those here illegally to turn themselves in, send them home*, but put them into the system and allow them to be the first ones following those of [A] above holding off on any charges against them for some period of possibly 3 years. Then if no new violations are against them, then past charges will be dropped and they will follow the existing pattern as in [B] above.
*Possibly allow them to stay as guest workers for some limited period of time, but will still have to go home after their time period and stay in the system.
D. I don't know the details of the guest worker system, but I would suggest strengthen and possibly expand this program which will allow some relief in the labor market to immediately replace all those who have gone back home for any reason.
E. For those apprehended after the the 60 days, they will be charged and fined (I don't understand how that will work, but there is bound to be some way). However, instead of our placing them into our crowded prisons and costing us countless dollars, they will be returned home, with some type of designed penalty for any violation which will include the inability of filing for legal entry for some 5 to 10 years.
E. Vastly strengthen the Border Patrol with funds, additional personnel, and possibly strengthening their number by short term existing military and/or national guard units.
I think I might favor 'some limited' walled area or secure strips, but would yield my opinion to better informed people.
F. I would greatly increase the fines against those who hired illegals, and do this quickly. Even such things as after an employer has been found guilty once, then any additional convection will have major consequences.
Bob
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Since Immigration is certainly one of the major topics and problems of today, I decided that I would try to express my feelings about how I see the current problems and evaluate how if think. Even with my limited understanding of the many details involved here are a few ideas and suggestions that have come to mind.
A. I think that I would favor reducing the past violations from a felony to some lesser charge. However I strongly feel that the violations should not be automatically forgiven.
B. Next, find some way to hasten the approval of those who have waited within the system for legal immigration. They should come first, and the process needs to be placed on a 'rapid fast track'.
C. Have some period (possibly 60 days) for those here illegally to turn themselves in, send them home*, but put them into the system and allow them to be the first ones following those of [A] above holding off on any charges against them for some period of possibly 3 years. Then if no new violations are against them, then past charges will be dropped and they will follow the existing pattern as in [B] above.
*Possibly allow them to stay as guest workers for some limited period of time, but will still have to go home after their time period and stay in the system.
D. I don't know the details of the guest worker system, but I would suggest strengthen and possibly expand this program which will allow some relief in the labor market to immediately replace all those who have gone back home for any reason.
E. For those apprehended after the the 60 days, they will be charged and fined (I don't understand how that will work, but there is bound to be some way). However, instead of our placing them into our crowded prisons and costing us countless dollars, they will be returned home, with some type of designed penalty for any violation which will include the inability of filing for legal entry for some 5 to 10 years.
E. Vastly strengthen the Border Patrol with funds, additional personnel, and possibly strengthening their number by short term existing military and/or national guard units.
I think I might favor 'some limited' walled area or secure strips, but would yield my opinion to better informed people.
F. I would greatly increase the fines against those who hired illegals, and do this quickly. Even such things as after an employer has been found guilty once, then any additional convection will have major consequences.
Bob
posted by Old Neocon at
12:59 PM
