The Illegal Immigration Debate
I’ve been following the illegal immigration debate for the last few weeks, and I can’t believe what I’m hearing and seeing. I can’t believe that I’m hearing Bush and people in Congress propose any kind of guest worker program. That has got to be the dumbest idea ever put forth by a politican. Why should the government reward people who have been breaking the law for years with the ability to stay and work here legally? What have they done to deserve such an honor? I don’t see how this is fair to anyone that has followed the rules, and I don’t see how this is fair to Americans who need jobs. Bush says we need this workforce because they do jobs that regular Americans won’t do. This isn’t true…they do the jobs Americans want for less money than the law allows. If a guest worker program passes, I predict it will be a total disaster, as illegal immigrants will choose not to sign up, and nothing will change.
What we need is a president that enforces the law and says the following:
- Tells illegal immigrants that they are breaking the law and that it is time to leave, and then deports them if they do not leave. All of them
- Enforces the laws against hiring illegal immigrants by throwing their employers in jail if they don’t comply
- Enforces and improves border security to keep illegal immigrants out
I know this is easier than done, but I believe with some directed effort this can be accomplished. The president just needs to take a no tolerance policy stance, and then commit to enforcing that policy. I don’t think any other option will work. This needs to happen for ALL illegal immigrants, whether they’re Mexican, Canadian, Chinese, Indian, African, etc. It is not a racist policy, it is an anti-illegal immigrant policy.