Immigration

Here we go again. I have been watching the news and thousands are entering our country illegally every day. And no one is stopping them. And we are giving them free medical, temp housing, food, transportation, and schools. A few states are even allowing them to vote. This is at the expense of tax paying, working Americans. This is all in violation of law. Hell, Sorry, I meant Hades, I don’t get anything free.

Now I hear a lot of pundits and politicians all mouthing that we need “comprehensive” immigration reform. What? I send texts and emails to my elected officials and ask what current laws need to be changed and what should they be changed to. Crickets. No response. Shouldn’t those millionaire “journalists” be asking these questions?

As an ordinary, sometimes deplorable, American I think the solution is simple. First, we enforce current immigration laws. This is the job of the Executive Branch of the US Government according to our Constitution. And that branch is headed by the President of the US. If the laws need to be changed those changes come from Congress.

Second, no one comes in without documentation. Visas and green cards come to mind. OK, we can allow tourists as is done in places like twenty-two countries in Europe. Asylum seekers should apply in their own country. One of my kids worked for the US State Department for many years. Current laws allow for the application for and granting of legal permits.

Finally, we need to deport illegal aliens (I use the words of current laws). No more sanctuary cities or states. The illegals get rounded up and deported – and local law enforcement must help. At the southern border you hand them a book outlining how to enter legally, then put them on a bus, and drive them back to Mexico. I don’t care about their country of origin. If they came through Mexico then they go back to Mexico. If an illegal entered through a different port of entry put them on a plane back to where they came from – with a book of course.

Look, I am not against legal immigration. I talk to and deal with legal immigrants every day. I come from a family of legal immigrants. God bless them and welcome to the US of A. Great folks. So, I can’t figure out why our President isn’t doing his job. Why are we suffering this way with illegals costing us so much and taking advantage of our generosity? Why are criminals and terrorists being allowed in? Why do people continue to vote the way they do?

But then, I’m an old guy and I don’t get it.