Illegal is just that, illegal! . I have no problem with workers coming to work and being paid a decent wage to perform the work. I have a problem with those who come here without papers, are taken advantage of by employers paying them poor wages, and being able to use the American taxpayer monies to provide for their needs. Granted illegal aliens are a benefit to certain economies and communities. They spend their untaxed dollars boosting the economy; then deplete social program resources paid by the American tax payers. There is no benefit and of course economic growth suffers as a result. Illegal aliens should not be receiving any kind of free benefits; rather programs need to be established that support their working legally and returning to their country of origin when the job is complete.
I believe the answer is to control the market that employs illegal. If we passed laws requiring:
Work visas, green cards, or proof of citizenship as a basic requirement for employment.
Compliance with minimum wage law and laws pertaining to employee practices and rights, and compliance with Workman's Compensation requirements.
Legal SSN's, verified by Social Security Administration, W2's signed, and Wage and Earning statement issued at years end.
Immediate deportation of any illegal alien identified through job application, vehicle violation, criminal activity or any other legal means.
Fine employers up to $50,000.00 for knowingly hiring illegal aliens.
Visas and green cards issued for the period of seasonal employment or term of employment. Upon expiration, They return to their native country until the next season. To avoid having to issue new cards each year, establish valid work dates that they may be in this country working. These cards could have expiration dates similar to renewals issued for a driver's license.
Provide no free benefits. Employers can offer benefits for providing health insurance, dental plans, retirement plans, etc. Since they would be legally working, they would qualify for Unemployment, Workman's Compensation, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. There is no reason for the US taxpayer to subsidize workers with free benefits.
The laws pertaining to citizenship are in dire need of updating. Just because a child of non-US citizen parents is born in this country, is no reason to declare the baby a US citizen, unless one of the parents is an American citizen. We are well aware of the number of illegals who come to this country and have a child so they can stay, since the child is a US citizen. Ridiculous? Probably.
Provide a mechanism for aliens to apply for status to qualify for US citizenship.
To say the reason we have so many illegal is because Americans will not take these jobs is nonsense. We lose hundreds of thousands in tax dollars because most illegals are not paying taxes, and employers are not contributing for their employees to receive benefits or services when needed. American citizens will not work for less than minimum wage or jobs without benefits. Why would we not provide the same benefits to all contributing to our economy, whether illegal or not? This has been allowed to continue for years, creating the nightmare we are forced to address today, demonstrating the lack of enforcement in an industry so critical to the US economy.
We must understand for this to work, and to require compliance with law, the prices of products and services performed by illegals will go up. I do not believe it will be substantial.The benefits achieved are a reduction in illegal traffic since people will not come here if there is no real benefit in leaving their own country, and a partnership with a country struggling to survive, yet providing substantial labor benefiting our economy.
There are no losers, everyone benefits. The ramblings of a madman, you decide
