Illegal Immigration
ShareThis great country was founded on immigration, and the talent and labor of individuals from other nations. With that in mind, our current immigration situation is plagued with considerably more problems than those dealt with during America’s infancy.
It is far too easy to enter this country illegally, and far too difficult to follow the proper channels, consisting of a wait of several years and a cost of thousands of dollars. The solution is to close the borders and enforce current law at the border.
Further, we need to remove the incentive for illegal immigration by removing sources of employment, namely by enforcing laws on corporations that hire undocumented workers. The fines should be significant enough to increase the risk for employers to the point where ineligible workers will not be hired.
As solid as these solutions are, they aren’t perfect. For those who still enter this country illegally, the FairTax will be in place. All people, including immigrants, would pay a national sales tax. Undocumented immigrants, however, would not be eligible for the monthly rebate, which goes only to authorized households. This would ensure that all illegal immigrants are paying tax.
Another problem that we face with regard to immigration is human smuggling. Much of the funding for human smugglers, and violent gangs like MS-13 come from drug revenue. Ending the federal war on drugs will dry up the funding that smugglers and gangs use to fund their operations. This will further decrease instances of violent crime among gangs, and in general, and help put an end to human smuggling.
With these measures in place, there still lies the incentive to sneak in, as it were. It’s quite clear that the legal process for immigration is far too costly, in time and money. I advocate for an easier immigration policy, which allows greater numbers annually, with lower cost, and less proverbial hoops to jump through. This further helps to remove the incentive to come into this country illegally.
