Here's how you do it:

1. Provide fast track citizenship to those who enter legally and want to become an American. Fast track includes meeting minimum education requirements. Nothing too arduous; something like junior college or trade school. New citizens will have a myriad of ways to bring their families with them.
   
   
2. Provide managed work pools to meet US demand for labor whether skilled or unskilled. Labor will be made available according to supply and demand. Free enterprise will ensure this system works. Fedex and UPS could easily transport labor to and from the world over.
   
   
3. The law only applies to those who enter the US after the bill is passed. If an immigrant is re-entering and already has a job in the US, has a bank account, can show a utility bill, has been to school, etcetera, he or she can walk right back in, continue where they left off, and have a head start on the fast track. Many illegals will deport themselves in order to re-enter with the benefits that come along with fast track.

That's it. Workers and visitors must come in and go out through the gates, which is part of the fence. The fence is treacherous; the gates are friendly. Sponsored workers will have more freedom to travel and can stay for longer periods of time, up to indefinitely if reporting requirements are met. Those showing up at the door with nothing but hat in hand have to work their way up, just like everywhere else. People sneaking in are criminals and must be assumed to have criminal intent.

If an immigrant is part of a work program or is interested in becoming an American via the citizen fast track program, welcome. Otherwise, good-bye. Loitering is not permitted.

If it weren't for the criminals, the free enterprise systerm would solve the immigration problems. If there is a good system to deal with the criminals, the free enterpsie system will solve the immigration problems. The politicians with their bloated, pork-filled, special interest-driven legislation are the ones who have created the mess we are in and they are incapable of extracting us from it with more bloated, pork-filled, special interest-driven legislation. It is insanity to believe that they can and it is dangerous to let them try.

Thus, I conclude that whatever immigration reform legislation is eventually passed will only make matters worse. A new problem will be created where none existed before and the security issues surrounding immigration will get a band-aide but remain largely unsolved.

1. jdallen05/28/2007 10:20:27 AM

It might be interesting if we took citizenship away from everyone who doesn't complete high school or do two years of service to the country. Not kick them out, just no voting priviliges.

Like Heinlein suggested, long ago.

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2. ibs05/28/2007 01:13:29 PM

people who didn't finish high school usually vote democrat, so not a bad idea. the more educated a person is, the more likely they are to vote for a conservative agenda. Look at all of the Hollywood college dropouts and how they vote. idiots.

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