I would never pretend to have all the answers to the immigration problem and the illegals already here. But here might be one solution. Already established a federal regulation states that as a new immigrant (legal) you may not by sworn oath, tap into any federal or state relief program for a period of the first five years here in this country, if you do your sponsor is held financially responsible and must pay the money back. With the infrastructure already established it would not be impossible to verify the legal status of an welfare applicants parents, such as in the case of a new born, or chain immigrant (who by the way are already bound by this law). Once enacted a law similiar could be enforced to deprive that particular childs parents from being elegilble from receiving any benefits for the child or children if born here after the parents have entered illegally as would be the case.There is no sponsor of these illegals and therefore no one to be held financially liable, so there exists a prejudice against legal immigration. At the same time the I.R.S. needs to be forced into enforcing a one number one payee system. As of right now the illegal who’s employer actually does deduct and pay forward the taxes collected on an illegal number has those moneies go into a “pool” a limbo like place, except that this surplus is easily diverted on paper to cover funds already short through bureacracy mismanagement. Instead make both the employer accountable for paying the taxes on all illegals, and the benefit seeker accountable for proof of payment of taxes, by verification of income tax filings. If the illegal immigrant fails to pay taxes, he is committing another illegal act and should be deported.If the employer fails to pay taxes he should be jailed. If the illegal is paying taxes on an illegal number that money should go to benefit the person whose number it really is. The third step would be to issue the illegals a real number legally and then as I have stated hold them to the five year rule plus 5 more for entering illegally. During those first five years they would have to pay into the system before being able to drain from it. In the meantime they would have to rely on the local charities for assitance, including medical. After all it is those same charities that are normally advocating asylum so give them the responsibility for the care.Of course there would be no such thing as an augmentation program as it already exists. Meaning if you haven’t paid in enough in your first 5 years to be eligible for full welfare benefits (for any reason or disability) you don’t draw out more. This revamped non augmentation could also be pro-rated to cover only a percentage of what is paid in after the second five year waiting period, meaning a low paying job with low taxes does not get rewarded with high returns in support, more children means less benefits for each. After 10 years of paying in, you would be eligible for full benefits as is the case now.
An enlistment program can also be established adn mandatory. Such as Ameri Corp and the Military and other civil corps. Put in the time, and earn credits toward citizenship. No time no advancement,after 15 years no criminal felonies,you could apply for citizenship if you entered illegally, provided you have served 3 yrs in a civil service, if you don’t apply citizenship you are deported. The not so educated usually get landscaping jobs and just think how beautiful they could make our already adorning landscape. In effect it would be the illeal picking up their own litter but on a national scale.
We are not truly being benevolent by encouraging illegals to come and to bleed the system no matter what their immigrant status race and creed are, but we are lowering the bar as to what it really means to be an American, which many of these illegals could care less about becoming.
In early times it was the responsibilty of the richest farmer or farmers in a county to find work or create a job for those poor unfortunates who were either disabled or unable to work in a normal capacity. If we were to make the richest corporations today responsible for the illegals and their welfare,I guarantee the over whelming flow would stop instantaniously. Americans and those who really want to become Americans need to take back our country from those interests who have no interest in yours or their citizenship or look at the illegal for just cheap labor.
