Here is Jumper_Dad's short form immigration plan.

 

1. Do everything possible to stop illegals from entering the country...maybe even build a wall.

 

2. Deport every convicted criminal that is here illegally, after they serve their sentence for their crime.

 

3. Zero tolerance on corporations hiring illegals, if they don't have verified I-9's for every employee they will be fined heavily.

3a. CEO held ultimately responsible...Jail time possible.

 

4. Small businesses (restaurants, builders, farmers and such) would have a year to get clearance for any non-criminal illegals they have working for them. (If they are working and have NO criminal record they have a chance to stay, by coming clean.)

4a. All employees would be paid AT LEAST the prevailing Minimum wage.

4b. Small business would now be held to the same I-9 compliance that large corporations are.

4c. Federal reporting on all wages paid and corresponding taxes withheld.

 

5. Illegals with small business clearance would be able to receive near immediate work Visas.

 

6. Removing federal funding from Sanctuary cities until they are compliant with Federal Immigration laws.

 

7. Require a valid ID to wire money out of the country.

 

I have some more thoughts but that's off the top of my head.

 

I would add that if you come in illegally and are eventually allowed to stay by your plan (which I do like JD), you still are NEVER allowed to vote. If you are caught illegally voting, you are immediately deported.

I keep trying to point out that illegals have filled a need. The whole "they're taking our jobs" is really, really a gross exaggeration, if not an out and out lie to keep people stirred up. There are thousands of jobs out there that legal Americans simply refuse to do. And that won't change even if the government could identify and deport every illegal in the country.

 

Agree with you totally on this, but I wonder why the workers of the country should have to continue to support those that are able, but unwilling to work??

Agree with you totally on this, but I wonder why the workers of the country should have to continue to support those that are able, but unwilling to work??

 

I contend that if Americans would fill those jobs, illegal immigration would decline. Americans created this problem by promoting some types of jobs as undesirable.

That problem isn't that straight forward obviously. For instance, I had a contractor insulate my home with spray in insulation. He had 5 Mexican men working for him. So, I asked him why he didn't have any legals working. He told me very flatly, he had to advertise for 2 weeks in the local paper. Not one single applicant. Told me directly that the population in his county wasn't interested in working for fear of affecting their draw. He was left no choice but to hire illegals (which was legal after posting his job for 2 weeks). So, does that guy need fined?

 

Sounds like the draw needs to be reduced or the pay needs to be increased. I would assume this guy is paying minimum wage or close to it. If he paid $15/hour, would some legal citizens be interested? I don't know but am curious. How do waste collection companies hire people to pick up garbage? Is that work better than the insulation or farming or construction work?

 

When I hear that companies cannot find someone to do a job, I think they mean they cannot find someone to do the job "for what they want to pay"...