Plan for DACA
I watch this debate intensely because of the 27% of our student body of Hispanic background. Not all are dreamers; in fact, I think few actually are, but it is a concern of theirs.
Now, this is my opinion and has no connection to my church, my employer, or other connections. I welcome debate, but not name-calling or affiliation-shaming.
Also, Congress should get its act together and fix this. I disagree with Presidential/Executive Actions on this kind of thing. We do not have an imperial presidency, or at least that is not in the constitution. the common perception of the presidency is totally different from what was designed originally, thanks for every president since Teddy Roosevelt (especially Woodrow Wilson).
Finally, immigrants are necessary and good. Fear of immigrants per se is racist and wrong.
Let those who have documents to prove they are in this category and who are gainfully employed, in college, or in the military and have no criminal record be allowed to stay indefinitely and move toward the citizenship process in a reasonable amount of time.
Parents of minor children can stay but will have to leave when children become adults. Obviously, some of these parents will have children born here who are citizens, but that's another issue.
Parents whose children are adults must go back, but can return when children become citizens and can sponsor them. They committed a crime by coming into this country without papers. This is what no one wants to admit.
And we really need a guest worker program so that gainfully employed undocumented immigrants without criminal records can come work here, because we need these folks in the economy.
Undocumenteds with criminal records should be deported. I do not understand why they are not. This seems common sense.
And we need better security, although a wall is kind of silly. There are high tech, cheaper ways to protect the borders.
Keep in mind that many undocumenteds have "overstayed visas" and are not Hispanic, contrary to popular opinion.
The country of origin is irrelevant. An immigrant from Haiti is no more likely to hurt or help the U.S. than one from Germany. This is the problem with the lottery. It should not target one country over another. Immigrants from *hole countries, to quote our ill-spoken POTUS, contribute as much as those from the "cool" countries.
However, no one should come here and be on welfare or Social Security indefinitely. Who thought up that idea?
It seems strange to me that in a country where I will be hunted down if I don't pay my income taxes the authorities can't straighten out this undocumented immigrants problem. However, it was reported that there were 800,000 DACA young people; now we are hearing 1.8 million. Where did that extra million come from?
Chain migration needs to be rethought, not just thrown out. There has to be some for a good quality of life for immigrants, but obviously there are limits.
I think this is a reasonable plan. However, the current climate in D.C. has nothing to do with reason, only power.
Now, this is my opinion and has no connection to my church, my employer, or other connections. I welcome debate, but not name-calling or affiliation-shaming.
Also, Congress should get its act together and fix this. I disagree with Presidential/Executive Actions on this kind of thing. We do not have an imperial presidency, or at least that is not in the constitution. the common perception of the presidency is totally different from what was designed originally, thanks for every president since Teddy Roosevelt (especially Woodrow Wilson).
Finally, immigrants are necessary and good. Fear of immigrants per se is racist and wrong.
Let those who have documents to prove they are in this category and who are gainfully employed, in college, or in the military and have no criminal record be allowed to stay indefinitely and move toward the citizenship process in a reasonable amount of time.
Parents of minor children can stay but will have to leave when children become adults. Obviously, some of these parents will have children born here who are citizens, but that's another issue.
Parents whose children are adults must go back, but can return when children become citizens and can sponsor them. They committed a crime by coming into this country without papers. This is what no one wants to admit.
And we really need a guest worker program so that gainfully employed undocumented immigrants without criminal records can come work here, because we need these folks in the economy.
Undocumenteds with criminal records should be deported. I do not understand why they are not. This seems common sense.
And we need better security, although a wall is kind of silly. There are high tech, cheaper ways to protect the borders.
Keep in mind that many undocumenteds have "overstayed visas" and are not Hispanic, contrary to popular opinion.
The country of origin is irrelevant. An immigrant from Haiti is no more likely to hurt or help the U.S. than one from Germany. This is the problem with the lottery. It should not target one country over another. Immigrants from *hole countries, to quote our ill-spoken POTUS, contribute as much as those from the "cool" countries.
However, no one should come here and be on welfare or Social Security indefinitely. Who thought up that idea?
It seems strange to me that in a country where I will be hunted down if I don't pay my income taxes the authorities can't straighten out this undocumented immigrants problem. However, it was reported that there were 800,000 DACA young people; now we are hearing 1.8 million. Where did that extra million come from?
Chain migration needs to be rethought, not just thrown out. There has to be some for a good quality of life for immigrants, but obviously there are limits.
I think this is a reasonable plan. However, the current climate in D.C. has nothing to do with reason, only power.
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