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The 800 Page Amnesty Bill is dead, Now what?I have always thought Bill O'Reilly was arrogant and imperious; however, I also think he is a smart man. While reading one of his articles, I read his immigration proposal and liked it. After nearly a week of reflecting, I REALLY like it. I wanted to share it with you, in hopes of getting your opinions. Here it is: 1) Secure the southern border with 700, not 300 miles of barrier, double the border patrol and back them up with 10,000 National Guards people. That would effectively shut down human and drug smuggling from Mexico. 2) Require all illegal aliens in the country right now to register at the post office with Homeland Security. After registering, they would be given a tamper proof ID card, designating their status and their right to work temporarily in the USA. If the illegal aliens do not register, it's a criminal felony. Right now sneaking across the border is a civil action. Remember that. Subjecting the person to immediate deportation or jail time. The criminal penalty goes way up. 3) Any business that hires an illegal worker who doesn't have a tamper proof ID card faces draconian fines and possible prison time for the executives. 4) Each illegal alien would have his case reviewed by federal authorities. And they would decide who would receive a Z-visa to stay and who would not. That takes the blanket amnesty, something many American hate, off the table. It also allows the feds to make rational decisions about who's helping America and who isn't. Under that banner, no illegal alien who commits a crime while here would be allowed to stay. Also under that program, no welfare of any kind would be paid to folks here illegally. They'd have to work for their living. Again, any illegal alien who didn't cooperate with the new law would immediately become an outlaw. And immediate action could be taken against that non-citizen who doesn't comply. That would end the sanctuary city madness and give the federal government more tools to regain control over this out of control situation. I realize it isn't 800 pages of political avoidance and it certainly lacks the Latin terms taken out, dusted off and interjected by the up and coming congressional aids, but it sure does make sense. You know what else? I think it could pass the 'smell test' that the Kennedy/Bush bill failed and could become law. What do YOU think? Mixer's blog | login to post comments |