Immigration Myth-Busting
[posted by T.C.]
There's been a lot of controversy about the illegal invaders living in our midst. A host of 'facts' have surfaced about the situation that imply that we're stuck with an accomplished fact here and must just learn to get along with them.
"Fact" #1 - "You can't deport them all."
TRUE, but the collary is that THEY GOT HERE, and if it were sufficiently important to them THEY could carry themselves home. Depriving them of employment unless they are properly documented would accomplish that easily.
Three things would easily create the circumstances in which they would deport themselves quickly:
1. Illegally entering the US must be a felony crime, establishing residence with the intent of remaining in the US needs to be another criminal offense and evading lawful registration as a resident alien yet another. (you have heard of the three strike laws in many states???)
2. Horrendous fines for companies hiring illegals... at LEAST five times the wage paid them, plus the expensed of the government in processing their deportation!
3. Confiscation under the RICO act of any vehicles or dwellings used by them to maintain their illegal residence. Landlords might then have a vested interest in making sure that anyone living on their property was properly documented.
The only thing necessary for all of the above conditions to be imposed would be a clearing house for information on legal residents. A "Quick Check" system in which prospective employers, landlords and others could dial up a government agency (think the INS ought to handle this?) provide the name, address, SSAN of the individual being checked and get a thumbs up or down and a 'transaction code' to write down so they can prove they did the check.
There would be affirmation of citizenship, legal status, or denial, but an alarm could easily be added to insure that limited time visas close to their expiry date were flagged and a phone call required to continue the transaction... especially if the inquiry came from a different location than their registered address.
Having a database of citizens, legal residents, embassy staff and others lawfully residing in the United States should be easily accomplished since between the State Department, Justice Department, INS, IRS and Social Security Administration all of that data is SUPPOSED to be on file and accurate.
"Fact" #2 - "Illegals ADD to the economy more than they take from it."
False: Mexico's largest cash crop is the importation of illegal workers in the US and their sending money back to family members left behind. Their drain on special education programs for ESL students, hospital expenses, and social welfare programs were well documented.
We'll leave the rest for another time... but the self-deportation of illegals needs to be the primary focus of any effective legislation. Closing our borders is of paramount importance, but the only people that can track down and FORCE the illegals to return to Mexico are themselves. It must be economically hostile in the US for any illegal, RICO laws must be applied to those conspiring with them to facilitate their presence in the US. Seizure of any vehicle being driven by an illegal, any residence they are allowed to rent or buy and forfeiture of any monitory assets in excess of $2,000 per person must be the price of trespassing on US soil. Every business, contractor, homeowner hiring casual labor and housewife hiring a maid or nanny needs to be able to instantly check on the documents of anyone applying for that job.
It must be obviously fair and simple to apply for and obtain US work papers for those IN OTHER COUNTRIES! Anything that even appears to offer amnesty will encourage these criminals to continue their underground economy in hopes that they will be in the right place at the right time to take advantage and become legal residents. NO ONE IN THE US ILLEGALLY can be allowed to profit from that crime. Once it's unprofitable for those seeking work, there will be no reason to enter the US illegally unless it's an attempt at transporting illicit substances or a hostile/terrorist infiltration of personnel and weapons that couldn't pass scrutiny at a port or border crossing.
There's been a lot of controversy about the illegal invaders living in our midst. A host of 'facts' have surfaced about the situation that imply that we're stuck with an accomplished fact here and must just learn to get along with them.
"Fact" #1 - "You can't deport them all."
TRUE, but the collary is that THEY GOT HERE, and if it were sufficiently important to them THEY could carry themselves home. Depriving them of employment unless they are properly documented would accomplish that easily.
Three things would easily create the circumstances in which they would deport themselves quickly:
1. Illegally entering the US must be a felony crime, establishing residence with the intent of remaining in the US needs to be another criminal offense and evading lawful registration as a resident alien yet another. (you have heard of the three strike laws in many states???)
2. Horrendous fines for companies hiring illegals... at LEAST five times the wage paid them, plus the expensed of the government in processing their deportation!
3. Confiscation under the RICO act of any vehicles or dwellings used by them to maintain their illegal residence. Landlords might then have a vested interest in making sure that anyone living on their property was properly documented.
The only thing necessary for all of the above conditions to be imposed would be a clearing house for information on legal residents. A "Quick Check" system in which prospective employers, landlords and others could dial up a government agency (think the INS ought to handle this?) provide the name, address, SSAN of the individual being checked and get a thumbs up or down and a 'transaction code' to write down so they can prove they did the check.
There would be affirmation of citizenship, legal status, or denial, but an alarm could easily be added to insure that limited time visas close to their expiry date were flagged and a phone call required to continue the transaction... especially if the inquiry came from a different location than their registered address.
Having a database of citizens, legal residents, embassy staff and others lawfully residing in the United States should be easily accomplished since between the State Department, Justice Department, INS, IRS and Social Security Administration all of that data is SUPPOSED to be on file and accurate.
"Fact" #2 - "Illegals ADD to the economy more than they take from it."
False: Mexico's largest cash crop is the importation of illegal workers in the US and their sending money back to family members left behind. Their drain on special education programs for ESL students, hospital expenses, and social welfare programs were well documented.
We'll leave the rest for another time... but the self-deportation of illegals needs to be the primary focus of any effective legislation. Closing our borders is of paramount importance, but the only people that can track down and FORCE the illegals to return to Mexico are themselves. It must be economically hostile in the US for any illegal, RICO laws must be applied to those conspiring with them to facilitate their presence in the US. Seizure of any vehicle being driven by an illegal, any residence they are allowed to rent or buy and forfeiture of any monitory assets in excess of $2,000 per person must be the price of trespassing on US soil. Every business, contractor, homeowner hiring casual labor and housewife hiring a maid or nanny needs to be able to instantly check on the documents of anyone applying for that job.
It must be obviously fair and simple to apply for and obtain US work papers for those IN OTHER COUNTRIES! Anything that even appears to offer amnesty will encourage these criminals to continue their underground economy in hopes that they will be in the right place at the right time to take advantage and become legal residents. NO ONE IN THE US ILLEGALLY can be allowed to profit from that crime. Once it's unprofitable for those seeking work, there will be no reason to enter the US illegally unless it's an attempt at transporting illicit substances or a hostile/terrorist infiltration of personnel and weapons that couldn't pass scrutiny at a port or border crossing.
posted by JASmius at 6:55 AM
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