Thread: Open Letter To President Bush, Congress: Immigration Reform

May 1, 2006

Mr. President, Honorable Members of Congress:

Because our government has failed to secure America’s borders and enforce our immigration laws, our nation is struggling to deal with 15-20 million aliens who have entered this great nation illegally.

Many are “good-hearted, hard working” folks, simply looking for a better life. However, that description also applies to millions of others throughout the world, just as eager for a chance at the American Dream.

But while America is overwhelmed with illegal aliens from Latin nations, “good-hearted, hard working” people in other parts of the world are ordered to stand in line, wait their turn, and do that which is required for legal immigration. We tell such hopefuls that America operates in accordance with the rule of law.

Many of those in waiting are highly educated and well trained. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for most illegal aliens currently here.

Predominately from third-world Latin nations, unlawful aliens are typically non-English speaking, unskilled and poor. Such people impose heavy burdens on our already stressed education, health care and legal systems, and cost American taxpayers scores of billions each year.

In addition, while young American men and women are in harm’s way in Afghanistan and Iraq, our own borders remain unsecured, making America vulnerable to further terrorist attacks.

Failure to secure the home front is a tragic mockery of American lives and treasury sacrificed to secure freedom in foreign lands, 8,000 miles from home.

Americans are well aware of the fact that immigration is the subject of intense debate in the hallowed halls of congress. We also hear that some legislative proposals would actually forgive those who have invaded our country in violation of US borders and laws.

In Washington parlance, the euphemism for this is “Guest Worker.”

Guest worker is universally understood as “amnesty,” and is totally unacceptable to most Americans.

To reward those who are here illegally only serves to invite another 15-20 million to invade the US, and is an unmitigated outrage.

At some point, our government(you) must decide that America is a sovereign nation with borders and laws that really mean something and is worth defending.

Again: Guest worker is amnesty and totally unacceptable.

A sensible approach to immigration reform should incorporate the ideas offered below:

Employers Must Be Punished for Violating the Law

Businesses that employ illegal aliens represent a major threat to US homeland security and the war on terror. Such employers must be severely punished

Deportations Essential

No reform scenario should sanction those currently in the US unlawfully. Reasonable reform must require deportation of all illegal aliens now here.

Use Military Force to Secure Borders

Our borders must be secured by sufficient military troops and or national guardsmen authorized to use force(including lethal) as needed to prevent illegal entry into the US.

Temporary Work Permit

America can no longer tolerate a policy whereby any malcontent in a third-world nation can decide unilaterally to invade America---and get away with it! Our federal government must exercise absolute control over who enters the nation, for what purpose, destined place of residence, and date by which that individual must leave.

After our borders have been secured and illegal aliens have been deported, a worker in a foreign nation wishing to APPLY for a temporary work permit should be allowed to do so, PROVIDED he/she has not been here as an illegal alien over the preceding five years.

Other conditions of a reasonable temporary work permit program:

-Worker must undergo a background check and have a crime-free background.

-Work permit term not to exceed 18 months.

-Authorizes worker only: American taxpayers must not be burdened with the costs of providing public services to a migrant worker’s family.

-Precludes parenting of any “Anchor baby.” Existing US laws conferring citizenship on those born to illegal aliens must be amended.

-Criminal behavior of any sort, including misdemeanor, must require immediate deportation.

-Worker must acknowledge, in writing, that the work permit has a limited term and confers no other benefits such as driver’s license, social welfare, in-state tuition breaks, “anchor baby” rights, or citizenship.

Employers Must Be Responsible for Workers

A US employer seeking services from a foreign worker should be required to sponsor the worker, in much the same manner as sponsorship is used for legal immigration. That means the employer must assure that there is NO burden to American taxpayers for health care costs, education, crime and the like

In addition, all income earned by a migrant worker must be subject to tax withholding administered by employers.

Employers must assure that the worker leaves the US prior to expiration of the temporary work permit. Failure to do so should expose the employer to severe punishments, including criminal sanctions.

I believe the labor needs of American business CAN be satisfied without jeopardizing homeland security or the economic and cultural future of the American people---provided immigration is administered in accordance with the rule of law.

Those “guest worker” proposals now before congress would flagrantly disregard the rule of law and are NOT acceptable.

Trusting each of You to uphold your constitutional duty to protect and defend America from all enemies, foreign and domestic, I remain Sincerely Yours,

JOHN W LILLPOP
SAN JOSE CA

Good letter. Wish some newspaper would run in their op-ed section, but finding a paper that does not support the illegals might be hard to do.

And I hope people in Washington begin to understand that views like yours are not the extremist talking, but represent middle class America.

Originally Posted by AllAmerican

Good letter. Wish some newspaper would run in their op-ed section, but finding a paper that does not support the illegals might be hard to do.

And I hope people in Washington begin to understand that views like yours are not the extremist talking, but represent middle class America.

Thanks. It's tough