Issue Position: Immigration

Issue Position

To finally resolve the issue of immigrants who have entered this country illegally, we must understand the concerns of both sides of the issue. We must accept the fact that we are not going to round up millions of people and return them to their Country of origin.

Hispanics who entered this Country illegally live a miserable life of low income and educational limits for their children. Adults don't expect to become US Citizens, they just want a better life for themselves and for their children to be able to become naturalized US Citizens.

Americans not only want to know who is in this Country now, but want to stop any more people from entering our Country illegally. They also want adults who committed the crime of entering the US illegally to: 1) Pay a penalty for their crime, 2) not become US citizens and 3) not be a drain on the economy and taxpayers by requiring welfare benefits.

I believe we could resolve this issue once and for all, to the satisfaction of both sides, with a "one page" law that would include immediately closing the border with a "virtual" fence. Building a physical fence is expensive, time consuming and ineffectual. It will not prevent people from climbing over it with ladders, tunneling under it or blowing it up with well placed explosives.

A "virtual fence" would be established by the use of existing satellites, drones and Air Force reconnaissance flights. This "virtual fence" would close 100% of the Border within a month. Air Force Pilots must fly a minimum number of training hours anyway, so that expense is already covered. I suggest they log their training hours by flying along our borders. Through these methods any and all unusual border activity would be identified, and those coordinates would be passed on to border patrols, which I believe should be our military.

We could use National Guard units of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, or we could use Regular Army units at Fort Bliss, Texas to protect the Borders of Texas and New Mexico, and Fort Huachuca, Arizona to protect the Arizona and California Borders. We may consider using a combination of both.

Once this program is completely established and functional, then the following programs would be instituted:

1) Fine each adult who entered the US illegally $1000, payable over 5 years

2) Issue a Temporary Work Permit for 2 years to those who are paying their fines

3) Issue those under 60 who can speak English after 2 years a permanent Permit

4) After 2 years require that Government instructions and tests are in English Only

5) Institute a workable and traceable Migrant Worker Program

6) Issue college Student Visas to every High School Student with a 3.0 GPA

7) Allow that those receiving BS or BA Degrees become eligible for Naturalization

8) Grant full Citizenship to all Military Veterans with an Honorable Discharge

9) Grant full Citizenship to Parents of any Child dying during Military Service

10) Re-work immigration laws to make it easier for farmers to enter the US

11) Re-work immigration laws to eliminate the need to hire attorneys

12) Offer no Amnesty to any adult who has entered the US illegally

13) Offer no tax dollars through welfare or food stamps to any non US citizen

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