Immigration Simplified

1-20-2024

Immigration Simplified

In 1875 the Supreme Court declared the regulation of immigration a federal responsibility.

In 1891 the Immigration Service was established.

In 1924 Congress created the U.S. Border Patrol within the Immigration Service.

Congress has modified or changed immigration laws to the point they have become bloated, underfunded and unmanageable.

It’s time to throw out all the immigration hype and over typification being broadcast online, cable, and mainstream media. Pitch it! Trash it! Done!

What America needs is a pinpoint refocusing of how to effectively allow skilled and trainable migrant families and individuals seeking work and a better life; students seeking a better education; refugees seeking asylum and/or tourists just wanting to visit the United States. I mean those who want to be here and for the right reasons and they must be able to pay their own expenses without becoming a burden on community tax payers. It is not the tax payer or the government’s responsibility to care for anyone wishing to come to the United States.

There are a whole host of undesirables (criminals, terrorists and troublemakers) who should never be allowed to set foot into the United States.

There should be visas for:

Work

Tourism

Residence

Asylum

The process should be made simpler and straightforward – birth certificate, national identification, skill or work documentation, list of business, family or friends in the United States where travel is sought to.

One of the biggest failures of the current immigration policy are documentation, enforcement and funding. It’s not enough to hire more border patrol agents and/or immigration judges if the process or capacity is inadequate for the task. Congress must ensure the immigration process is fully sustainable over the long term.

Every person who enters the United States must obtain a valid visa per the category they have applied. It must be available for inspection upon demand by local or national law enforcement authorities. Re-registering/extending visas must be done at the nearest Customs and Immigration Facility. Every person granted a visa must agree to abide by the terms of their visa and abide by all current cities, county, state and/or national laws.

The most important task given to government is the safety and protection of each American citizen and every foreign guest, migrant or visitor to the United States. Congress has the power to create, change or modify immigration laws that are inadequate, outdated or ineffective and once signed into law it becomes the charge of government to insure those laws are followed.

If immigration is a federal responsibility then selectively un-enforcing border control is an abdication of said responsibility. So who exactly is guilty of this open border policy – the President, the Homeland Security Secretary, the Director of Customs and Border Patrol, the voters who elected those responsible?

Is it not then the responsibility of governors and legislators of border states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Main, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia), Alaska, and Hawaii or virtually EVERY STATE, territory and protectorate to secure our nation’s borders from land, sea and air?

Persons who enable the violation of immigration laws of the United States must be held accountable and prosecuted (this includes elected/appointed officials at city, county, state or national level).

Immigration can be made simple. – RTM