4 steps to fix the illegal immigrant problem:
1. Tighten the borders. This applies to Canada, west coast, east coast and gulf coast, too. Foreigners should not be coming into the country illegally. Is this impossible? No. Is it cheap? No.
2. Arrest illegal aliens and deport them. There is no reason to do this until we fix the borders, though. I do not believe in the "path to citizenship" idea for illegals. For legal aliens, sure.
3. Make it a felony (subject to the three strikes rule) to hire a person in the country illegally. Yes, we will need computer support and fingerprinting, etc. Folks who think this is too invasive have to realize how invasive it is that a potential employer does a credit check and some do a drug test on you. The concept that the unemployed 10-17% of Americans will not do these jobs is nonsense. We will not do them at slave wages under unsafe conditions with no benefits, but we will do them for a fair wage. Hire Lehman and Bear Stearns former employees first.
4. Either fight the drug war seriously, by arresting users as well as pushers, or surrender and make it legal and make RJR a huge legal drug seller. I prefer the latter. But the worst choice is to only arrest sellers while allowing affluent users to get away with, at worst, a slap on the wrist. As long as we have the money and the habit, the sellers will show up. |
