New president, new possibilities...
Immigrants, be they red, yellow, black, brown or white are not bad because of their skin color and generally they are not bad as individuals. It is the volume and they lack of proper integration and assimilation that is the problem for me. I would like to see an immigration plan with these key points:
1. Illegal Immigration, no matter the age, or underlying reason is never accepted
2. Employers are punished when they knowingly hire, or fail to take appropriate employee screening measures to ensure the new hire is a citizen
3. legal immigration is tied to a rolling average for unemployment and wages
*** I believe we should have an inverse relationship with immigration and wages. If real wages are up averaging above $8.50 then we should increase the allowed immigration number and if real wages dip below $8 then we should curtail immigration inflows. We could base it on a rolling 5 year average or something of that nature.
4. 80% of immigration inflow is based on the employment needs of existing enterprises and about 20% is based on well documented humanitarian needs.
I don't give a dang about a wall because I think it is a boondoggle for some government contractor. I don't think you can build a wall sufficient enough to stop illegal immigration as long as there remains a significant draw in terms of subsidized healthcare, education and higher paying jobs.
Immigrants, be they red, yellow, black, brown or white are not bad because of their skin color and generally they are not bad as individuals. It is the volume and they lack of proper integration and assimilation that is the problem for me. I would like to see an immigration plan with these key points:
1. Illegal Immigration, no matter the age, or underlying reason is never accepted
2. Employers are punished when they knowingly hire, or fail to take appropriate employee screening measures to ensure the new hire is a citizen
3. legal immigration is tied to a rolling average for unemployment and wages
*** I believe we should have an inverse relationship with immigration and wages. If real wages are up averaging above $8.50 then we should increase the allowed immigration number and if real wages dip below $8 then we should curtail immigration inflows. We could base it on a rolling 5 year average or something of that nature.
4. 80% of immigration inflow is based on the employment needs of existing enterprises and about 20% is based on well documented humanitarian needs.
I don't give a dang about a wall because I think it is a boondoggle for some government contractor. I don't think you can build a wall sufficient enough to stop illegal immigration as long as there remains a significant draw in terms of subsidized healthcare, education and higher paying jobs.