I get this scary feeling that our Democratic and, perhaps, Republican representatives are working hard on immigration reform and are going to try to slip under the radar the policies they want, not what citizens want. Of course, it's easy for the Dems to do that now that we have 1-party rule. I fully expect them to try to implement immigration reform that THEY want without ANY effort whatsoever to learn, much less follow, what We The People want.
What most of us want of course is what we've wanted for the 30 or so years our so-called representatives have been ignoring us on this issue. The main issue is whether to grant amnesty and/or a new quicker/easier path to citizenship for people who've flaunted and broken our laws to come here illegally.
Here, in fact, is what most of us want ... AND is appropriate according to all reasonable laws and the constitution.
1. NO MORE Amnesties ... period. To say that means we don't care ignores the FACT that we've approved MANY amnesties. We're just saying we've reached our limit.
2. NO new/faster path to citizenship. Existing laws have worked fine for two hundred years and we therefore have no justifiable reason to change them.
3. Implement a Guest Worker Visa.
4. Close the border and enforce border security ... ASAP.
5. Enforce existing immigration laws. Sanctuary cities are by definition against the law. Communities aren't immune to federal law.
This is COMPLETELY fair. After all, we'll be implementing NEW LAWS to SUPPORT immigrants being here legally for work when conditions in their home countries don't permit them to have a decent living.
This approach does NOT mean automatically sending illegal immigrants back. It's a lie to claim it does. All they have to do is find a job that qualifies for a guest worker visa and they can stay. But, as has ALWAYS been the case, it is illegal for anyone to stay here indefinitely without a visa of some kind.
Even if they do have to return to their home country, it does NOT mean automatically breaking up their family because they can take everyone home with them. There is NOTHING forcing any of them to stay.
For 30 years our so-called representatives have repeatedly asked us to please let them grant ONE MORE amnesty. Each time WE DID. In return EACH TIME they PROMISED never to ask for another amnesty and they promised to close the border and enforce our laws. That we now have this mind-boggling big problem with illegal immigrants is a problem of our legislators' creation and we citizens are NOT automatically obliged to approve something they want, especially since they're promised to do it our way and stop pursuing a policy most Americans oppose. It's time they stop yielding to special interests and YIELD to the will of We The People. They have NO right to make law-abiding Americans pay a price for their incompetetence and for choosing to ignore our will and their promises. They cannot claim we're being unfair after all these years of yielding to their begging to allow more anmesties. We are paying a huge price for their incompetetence on this and we do not accept making it hugely worse by granting amnesty OR a faster path to citizenship for some 15 to 20 million people who are here illegally.
We want our representatives to do what We The People want ... what they've been promising they'd do for about 30 years. Remember for whom you work and do what we want ... for a change.
By the way, if this sounds angry to you there's a reason. After years and years of being lied to and ignored we've finally had all we can take. Those in the younger generations should step back and think about the consequences of basically opening our borders completely to whomever wants to come here. There ARE consequences to our society that are unpleasant. It DOES NOT mean we're not going to let people immigrate. We just want them to immigrate legally in ways our society is able to absorb and support. It's a sufficient and generous(!) concession to create new laws that allow them to be here legally for work which is why they claim they need to be here.
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