Illegal Immigration Solution?
Dear editor:
“Illegal immigration.” Those two words represent one of the most divisive issues facing America today. The President doesn’t agree with Congress on a solution and evidently our legislative branch can’t even reach a solution within itself, regardless of political party.
The problem is two fold: 1) How do we handle those illegal immigrants who are here now, and; 2) What do we do about our porous borders that are constantly overwhelmed by individuals and groups sneaking into our country on a daily basis? We are all aware of the problem from the viewpoint of both American citizens and from those seeking a better life for their families. Even though everyone seems to have an opinion, no one seems to speak of a rational solution. So I would like to offer the following three step idea.
1) The President should recall all of our National Guard troops serving in foreign lands, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, freeing them up from the continuing debacle in that part of the world. They would then return to their historical role under the control of each state’s governor.
2) The governors of our Southern Border States should then be given the responsibility to reassign these troops to border patrol within their state, aiding the under manned and stretched thin Border Patrol. If this is not sufficient, the governors of adjacent states would be required to come to the aid of the border state and “lend” that state their National Guard units as needed. (The same could be done, if necessary with our Northern Border States.)
3) With our borders now secure and the problem not a growing one, the administration and Congress could proceed with legislation to solve the problem of those already in the country, be it amnesty, work permits, citizenship, or whatever avenues of solution are thought necessary.
But, if we do not take steps one and two, step three will always be meaningless as the problem will grow and never go away. Now, the question is, Does the President and the Congress have the guts to take these steps?
“Illegal immigration.” Those two words represent one of the most divisive issues facing America today. The President doesn’t agree with Congress on a solution and evidently our legislative branch can’t even reach a solution within itself, regardless of political party.
The problem is two fold: 1) How do we handle those illegal immigrants who are here now, and; 2) What do we do about our porous borders that are constantly overwhelmed by individuals and groups sneaking into our country on a daily basis? We are all aware of the problem from the viewpoint of both American citizens and from those seeking a better life for their families. Even though everyone seems to have an opinion, no one seems to speak of a rational solution. So I would like to offer the following three step idea.
1) The President should recall all of our National Guard troops serving in foreign lands, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, freeing them up from the continuing debacle in that part of the world. They would then return to their historical role under the control of each state’s governor.
2) The governors of our Southern Border States should then be given the responsibility to reassign these troops to border patrol within their state, aiding the under manned and stretched thin Border Patrol. If this is not sufficient, the governors of adjacent states would be required to come to the aid of the border state and “lend” that state their National Guard units as needed. (The same could be done, if necessary with our Northern Border States.)
3) With our borders now secure and the problem not a growing one, the administration and Congress could proceed with legislation to solve the problem of those already in the country, be it amnesty, work permits, citizenship, or whatever avenues of solution are thought necessary.
But, if we do not take steps one and two, step three will always be meaningless as the problem will grow and never go away. Now, the question is, Does the President and the Congress have the guts to take these steps?
posted by Sam Schoolsky | 8:13 PM
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