After some serious thought, I have come up with a solution (not entire solution, but a damn good start) to our problem with illegal immigration in the U.S.

One of the most popular arguments in support of illegal immigration I hear is, "immigrants are willing to take jobs that no one else wants." That may be the case, but that does not mean illegal immigration is necessarily a good thing. All it means is that some businesses are able to turn a profit without increasing the rates they charge. That's great if your only concern in life is buying a house for $20,000 less than what it might cost if contractors were forced to charge more for having to pay more for legal work. However, costs like this may seem small in comparison if you are also concerned with the billions of dollars tax payers spend to support illegal immigrants each year, the security risk due to improperly regulated borders, and the downward spiral of our current standard of living.

So what about these jobs that so many current U.S. citizens do not want? Well, what about the tax dollars I do not want to spend to pay for these lazy Americans to sit on their butts and collect welfare checks? What about the money we do not want to give to the homeless people on the streets, but do so from the kindness of our hearts? Why is it that we have an unemployment rate of something like 5%, yet our jobs are being given to people who are living in our country illegally?

It is time for a real solution. I believe you may see where I am going with this idea. Laws should be passed and strictly enforced to see that employment agencies work together with our borders to provide a more productive U.S.A. Until we can say that every legal U.S. citizen who wants a job has a job, we should not be employing anyone else to do our work.

Once all of our unemployed citizens find jobs, we can then contract out to immigrants depending on the need. Immigrants coming in for work may apply for citizenship (no guarantee). When all of the jobs are filled, we then close our borders to all persons wishing to migrate for work. Why? Because there's no work here! Try the next country. Visitation should also be strictly regulated.

What about the 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants already here? That is a good question, and I do not have a real solution. Though I have my preferences, I do not have reasonable evidence to support my opinions at this time. However, I do feel strongly that our laws should be enforced fairly. If I am subject to being arrested for doing something illegal, everyone else who does something illegal should also be equally held accountable; this of course includes migrating to the U.S. illegally.

Thank you,

BTM