Immigration Policy 101

Lesson 1. Finding solution to the problem of illegal immigration to the United States.

(1) Statement of Problem; People are entering the United States illegally in massive numbers to escape poverty in their home countries.

(A) Why is massive illegal immigration a problem?

1- National Security; massive illegal entry into the U.S. allows terrorists to easily enter the U.S.
2- Crime; poverty breeds crime, importing the worlds poor also imports more crime which results in increased costs to the taxpayer for public safety, courts and incarceration.
3- Jobs and the Economy; illegal immigrants will work for less and displace American workers. A massive surplus of workers drives down wages and purchasing power and will result in massive unemployment during an economic slowdown. In other words, the next recession could easily turn into a depression which would make the Great Depression look like a picnic and will cause great societal convulsions in America.
4- Public Education; Large numbers of foreign speaking students are increasing public education costs and decreasing the quality of public education which in turn causes more Americans to take their children out of the public education system and decreases taxpayer willingness to support public education.
5- Health Care Costs; illegal immigrants have no health insurance and receives free health care, which further increases health care costs in America.
6- Public Health; Illegal immigrants are not screened for disease, such as; AIDS, Cholera, Hepatitis, Measles and Tuberculosis when they enter the United States. Vast numbers of illegal immigrants work in agriculture and food processing and restaurants, this exposes the United States to potentially deadly epidemics.

(B) What is the cause of the illegal immigration problem;

1- Greed; employers are willing to violate immigration laws by hiring undocumented workers to lower their labor costs and increase their profits. Third world peoples are willing to break American law and enter the United States illegally in order to work for those employers.
2- Law Enforcement; the government has not been willing to enforce the law against the hiring undocumented workers which has allowed employers to hire illegal immigrants without sanctions. This has caused more employers to hire undocumented workers to keep their labor costs down which in turn as caused more people to illegally enter the United States thus causing massive illegal immigration.

(B) What is the solution to the illegal immigration problem.

1- Law Enforcement; Enforce the immigration laws that are now on the books. Prosecute employers of undocumented workers, which will cause fewer employers to be willing to hire illegal immigrants, which will cause fewer people to illegally enter the United States in order to find work.
2- Enhance Border Security; Improved border security will not completely stop illegal immigration but it will discourage massive illegal immigration. The United States has left the door open far too long, it's time for real border security by use of the active duty military if necessary. A nation without borders is not a nation.
3- Throw The Bums Out; Vote out of office all the politicians that are trying sell the American people on some comprehensive solution that includes a guest worker, and /or, an amnesty program. These are just cheap, cowardly, politicians that have no interest in solving the illegal immigration problem, they are just pandering for votes and campaign contributions from the interests that profit from illegal immigration. They don't deserve to be in public office. They are not the solution to the problem, they are the problem.

Bob Haran, Independent Conservative