"Applicants should have to pay a fine and back taxes, document their work history, demonstrate English proficiency and knowledge of US history and civics, and provide a clean background check."
- Maybe we could start a federal agency that manages that, screens them, makes sure they come in in manageable numbers in an orderly way that is not disruptive to the success of the country they come in for. Oh that's right, we already have that and nobody is following or enforcing the rules.
https://www.uscis.gov/George Bush broke his own law, causing the crisis we have today:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/6061Secure Fence Act of 2006 - "Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security,
within 18 months of enactment of this Act, to take appropriate actions to
achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders, including: (1) systematic border surveillance through more effective use of personnel and technology, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; and (2) physical infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful border entry and facilitate border access by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers.
Defines "operational control" as the prevention of all unlawful U.S. entries, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband."
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At this point, George Bush has the support of neither party.