Abogados de Inmigracion

I suggest adding additional personnel to the immigration authorities to better monitor those who enter legally. Require new immigrants to pass a criminal background check (one conducted by their country of residence) before being allowed to enter the U.S. Give immigrants a 6 – 9 month grace period to find a job and establish a residence. If after 9 months they cannot find a job they must leave the country and can try again no less than 12 months later. They will also be encouraged to add skills they can bring to employers. They must do this outside of the U.S. though, if they cannot find a job within 9 months.

If they have a job and a residence, they will be allowed to continue living and contributing in the U.S. Every six months for the first two years they will be required to give a status report to their local immigration office. They must verify employment and have no criminal violations. Every year the immigration office will run a background check with local and federal agencies to see if any warrants or criminal activity is on record.

During those two years, they may take classes at community centers sponsored by immigration services or local community groups, to help prepare them for citizenship and to learn English. They may choose to become a citizen or not. If they choose not to become a citizen they will be required to give status reports to the local immigration office every three years. This will be to verify employment, family status, criminal activity, etc.

For those already in the country illegally, they must voluntarily begin the program within 12 months of the reform legislation being implemented. That will be the grace period to get their affairs in order and either comply with the system or leave. After 12 months, there will be no more free rides to the border in buses or planes. If you are in the country illegally and you are caught, you will be sent to serve time in hard labor camps / farms. You will be paid at just a slightly higher rate than we currently pay our prisoners for their labor services. Once you have earned enough money to pay for your way back to your home country plus an additional $100 to help you when you arrive, you will be sent home. As you can imagine, it will take a significant amount of time to earn that money through the hard labor system. Repeat offenders will incur fines that they must repay, before they can start earning the money to cover their travel costs plus the additional $100. Essentially, if caught being in the country illegally multiple times, you will be looking at serious time doing hard labor to pay the fines.

Anyone caught smuggling drugs can be given life in prison sentences. Anyone who fires on our border patrol agents may be shot dead. Of course the border patrol, like the police, must be cautious and all efforts will be implemented to minimize this type of activity. Their hands will not be tied though. After the 12 month grace period, the border will not be a cat and mouse game anymore. The stakes will be higher, and anyone crossing will be assumed to be smuggling illicit materials. We must crack down on this kink in our nation’s armor.

By promoting legal immigration and truly deterring illegal immigration we will see more immigrants starting and running successful businesses. More immigrants will be paying federal and state taxes. More immigrants will become property owners. They will be contributing more to the local economy, schools and health care system. They will become leaders in their communities, industry, and politics (local, state and federal). They will see the benefit of doing things legally and will better respect the consequences of disobeying the laws. Immigration needs to strengthen America not strain it