Thread: Just a Suggestion

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Just a Suggestion
paul gordon

How about the following as a suggestion for the Mexican illegal immigration problem in the U.S.A.?
The problem as held forth by immigration critics, and I have no reason to believe they see it otherwise, is strictly one of socio-economic impact. American conservatives do not have a problem with Mexican illegal immigrants per-se; only that Mexicans are entering America illegally, en masse and with no apologies for it. Furthermore, the American economy, especially in localized areas of border crossings, cannot handle the social and medical costs imposed by serving the needs of the illegals. Fair enough.

According to the U.S. Constitution, no State can be added to the union which is constructed from part of an existing State. The federal government cannot do an end run around the individual States.

However, there are federally owned lands, both in National Parks and otherwise. Canada, likewise, has federally owned ‘Crown’ land in Canada. I mention Canada because, at one time and not that long ago, Canada had to rely totally on immigrants to populate the land. They gave European immigrants free land, back then, to settle in Canada. While that's no longer the case, Canada ironically still needs immigrants to sustain the country -- thanks to the economic drain of socialism and the population drain of planned non-parenthood.

Maybe it is time for something similar in the United States, although not nearly as generous. Why not set up dollar a year leased "reservation" type settings on federal land, to let the Mexicans come in legally, but not gain all the rights and privileges of American citizenship? Even a joint initiative with Canada might be possible -- although it seems doubtful that many people from Latin America would be interested in six months of snow annually.

Look, for whatever reasons, the inescapable reality is that the richest nation in the world borders with one of the poorer nations of the world. So what is wrong with at least ‘entertaining’ such a possibility?

I don't want to be a social engineer, but here are some examples of what such a plan might feature for these reservations:

1. Limited self-rule and policing within the existing federal laws of the United States.

2. No federal voting privileges without citizenship.

3. Medical and education benefits limited to only what could be provided by volunteers, private charity or student interns doing field work to satisfy their graduation requirements.

4. Legalized charitable lotteries and bingo in the reservations, but not casino gambling.

5. Temporary tax breaks to businesses that set-up there, to keep the money and jobs on American soil.

6. Locate the reservations in more northern locales away from the southern border.

7. Issue some kind of non-citizen ID card settlers would be required to carry, so as to not confuse them with Mexican-Americans with full citizenship.

Certainly, it is apparent the United States is not going to stop the problem without violence or resort to internment jails or camps, to stop repeat border-crossers. It will be especially harder to stop if reports that the Mexican Government actually encourages this illegal immigration are true.

Give the President of Mexico what he wants, but on American terms and to the benefit of America and the poor, rather than the present and future ruling class of Mexico. Maybe some day it might even come back to bite the government of Mexico for their current "couldn’t care less" attitude toward their own people.

I haven’t heard anything better -- just lots of hoping that the Mexicans will just stop doing it or that the American Government can control it.

Please, God, deliver us from such 'thinking' as this.

RR

Welcome to South Africa under the Nationalist Party.

How about making it a priority that every immigrant regardless of their individual immigration status do something to help create jobs for their own family and for friends overseas. Start saving by stopping sending money to bring them here.

If those job creation efforts are comprehensive and are consistent enough those friends and relatives will have less reason to come here. If the US tightens enforcement and reduces benefits at the same time jobs increase back there then illegals will go back.

I was tempted to add the word "dumb" to the title.

Did this idiot just get off the turnip truck?