We must protect our borders.
Anything beginning with the word illegal should not be as tough as we have made it. Illegal means illegal, period. The federal government has the responsibility to protect our borders and enforce immigration policies that benefit the citizens of the United States. Secure the borders first and enforce existing immigration laws. We must stop illegal crossings at every border and we must stop turning a blind eye to to illegal alien employment. \ One of the primary responsibilities of the federal government is to protect the citizens of the United States. There should be NO amnesty for illegal immigrants. Justice demands that we do not give preferential treatment to someone who broke our laws over someone who has been waiting to legally immigrate to the United States. We should be a nation of legal immigrants and native-born Americans. We must also clarify the 14th Amendment to confirm that the children of illegal aliens are not given automatic citizenship.
Illegal immigration is both a compassion issue and an economic issue. If there are seasonal jobs American citizens are not taking on, there should be a legal way for people from other countries to fulfill those job needs in the short term, at a wage consistent with that earned by American workers. Illegal aliens cannot be treated like slaves in our country because they came here illegally. But we should not provide illegal aliens free health care and in-state tuition rates for college education; that only creates an incentive to come to the U.S. illegally. We cannot bail out every inefficient government in the world by taking on their economic refugees.
In short, the United States has a responsibility to enforce border security. Arizona and other border states should not be compelled to do the work of the federal government, but they have the right to protect themselves when the federal government fails to fulfill its responsibility. It is time to send leaders to Washington who will fulfill their responsibility.
This is my first time here and this post was indeed thought provoking. I find there is a gap between the no. of readers and the comments . I personally think that even though I ask questions not many come fwd to answer. And believe you me, my questions are not ‘Big Bang theory’ types.
“We cannot bail out every inefficient government in the world by taking on their economic refugees.”
-James Lankford
“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
-God.
Thank you , you are right! Something must be done about uninvited nonworking aliens not to mention terrorist coming over our border. Some have the argument that there are jobs that Americans won’t do that aliens will. Most of these picking and farm jobs can be handled by Americans if given the economic incentive and machinery. The aliens are cutting down on American inventivness to create solutions to labor problems.
Hi James –
When you are elected…
Please, please, please try to do something about the ridiculous state of LEGAL immigration.
My wife and I are YEARS and THOUSANDS of dollars into her immigration with no end in site.
May God bless you, your family and your candidacy,
– Steven Hess