Liz Peek thinks she has the solution to the stalemate on border security
Nothing better illuminates Democrat hypocrisy that the ongoing squabble over the wall. Donald Trump wants it; Chuck Schumer says he can’t have it. This is the same Senator Schumer who began an address before the Migration Policy Institute in 2009 declaring:
“Illegal immigration is wrong, and a primary goal of comprehensive immigration reform must be to dramatically curtail future illegal immigration.â€
He continued, “Operational control of our borders – through significant additional increases in infrastructure, technology and border personnel – must be achieved…â€
Here’s the thing, though: Schumer was not serious. Much during the previous shamnesty push by President George W Bush, and the later Gang of 8 push, it was all talking points designed to get “comprehensive immigration reform” passed, which promised security, but would really only end up with amnesty for illegals.
Democrats have changed their tune on border security and illegal immigration for two reasons. First, they are against The wall because President Trump is for it. They hope that preventing its construction, one of the president’s key campaign promises, will torpedo Trump’s popularity with his base as we near the 2020 election.
Second, as she notes, it is for Hispanic votes. Unmentioned is that if they give amnesty to the illegals they’ll get their votes. They’ve admitted it.
She offers up some facts about illegal immigration, then moves on to five measures (actually, 6)
1) Build the 700-800 mile wall or fence that President Trump proposed last spring. Democrats endlessly quack that they support secure borders, but offer no solutions. They just don’t like Mr. Trump’s solution.
She notes we don’t need it everywhere, and that the Border Patrol can pick which methods are best in some areas, but this would stop a major flow.
2) Many argue that the majority of undocumented people in the country did not enter illegally but rather overstayed their visa, a problem The wall would not address. The solution is making E-Verify mandatory. E-Verify is a reliable, free government service which will prevent people without papers from working.
Need more than that. Need to make sure that the companies and schools who bring them are in charge of making sure they are in compliance. That we can find them and boot them out when their visas expire.
3) Scrap the diversity visa program. In that Harvard-Harris poll last year, 68% opposed the random selection of 50,000 people allowed to enter the country each year. Â We should admit people based on what they offer our country. Other countries have done this; why not the U.S.?
No complaints there.
4) Resolve the DACA problem by granting those young people who have grown up in the U.S. a path to citizenship. It is unconscionable that their futures remain uncertain.
First, it is not unconscionable. They are not our burden. They shouldn’t be here. Regardless, I wish I could find the post on this, but, I offered an idea where we would offer a pathway to legal status for the DACA kids, which would include the people who brought them here illegally having to self-deport prior to any pathway starting for each individual. They would have to learn the same stuff and pay the same fees as those who apply for citizenship the lawful way. And if the parents come back illegally, said pathway is cancelled and the Dreamer is immediately deported. That would be part of the contract. The talking point is that the kids shouldn’t pay for the sins of the parents. Well, someone has to pay. That would be the parents.
5) Allow people living in the country illegally a one-time opportunity to achieve legal status. They would not be given a path to citizenship, but rather could become registered legal aliens. There is a penalty for not waiting your turn.
No. Just no. Because this would entice more to come, expecting that they would get the same opportunity once the numbers hit a critical mass. We could give them a chance to self-deport after which they could apply to become a citizen. You don’t reward bad behavior. This is the kind of thinking that gets the GOP into trouble, and keeps the illegal alien train flowing.
6) Rationalize our work-visa programs to assure sufficient labor to meet the needs of our agricultural and hospitality industries.
Of course, one problem here is the number of visa holders who just never leave. We could expand these work visas, but, it has to be coupled with the notion of immediate deportation if an overstay occurs.
But, remember, Democrats really do not want to solve the issues, because this helps whip their base up.
