Callatoroy
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To me this is as simple of an issue as we face. Let's assume we do have a labor shortage for the sake of conversation.While I disagree with you, I at least understand where you’re coming from. But my rebuttal would be, don’t we have a big labor shortage in industries like construction, hospitality, service, etc.? If so, I think it’s shortsighted and self-defeating for us to deport or deny entry to the very folks who primarily fill those jobs. At the very, very least if we aren’t willing to grand amnesty or citizenship quickly, we should be handing out work visas like candy, IMO.
Nobody can come in illegally
Everyone must register with ICE to be vetted to keep the bad ones out
There is no amnesty or cutting the line in place of those who have been doing things legally
We identify the needs
We grant work visas that provide the right to work for a given period of time with no benefits of citizenship and taxes must be paid
We can extend the work visas as needed
They check in with ICE periodically. Failure to do so will lead to deportation.
I am very much in favor of legal immigration and we do need these people. Im very much in favor of reworking the immigration laws to make it faster to become a citizen with harsh penalties for trying to illegally circumvent the process.