Senator Mikulski responded to my letter on Immigration and illegal aliens. See if her response makes you feel like me that we will never see any real reform.
Dear Mr. Wolfe:
Thank you for contacting me about immigration and the current debate about immigration reform. I appreciate hearing from you about this issue.
I absolutely agree with you that our nation's immigration system is broken and must be repaired. I believe that comprehensive immigration reform must protect our borders, protect American jobs and not penalize those who have played by the rules. It is important that we adopt a sensible approach to dealing with the illegal immigrants who are currently in the country.
As Congress continues to work on immigration reform, I will continue to work on finding sensible, bipartisan solutions to fix the immigration system. I appreciate hearing your views on immigration reform and want you to know that they will be useful to me as the Senate continues to debate this issue.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Immigration Reform/Illegal Aliens
With all of the debate regarding Arizona's "immigration" law and the president of Mexico voicing his objections - I understand he prefers his poor here and not there - I wrote the following suggestion to President Obama and my senators.
I am certain not everyone will be pleased with my proposal but I think it could help improve the situation.
Here's the letter, let me know what you think.
Dear President Obama
I read an article that you criticized Arizona's immigration law during a visit from Mexico's president. Imagine controversy over the Arizona law, which would make it a state crime to be in the country illegally.
My question is why isn't it the national policy that being in the country illegally is a crime?
The citizens of Arizona are seeing their state overrun by illegal workers and drug smugglers, they are seeing entire families being slaughtered along the border and the United States government has done nothing but talk. To listen to the folks in D.C. it is the illegals who are being mistreated, not American citizens.
The people of Arizona said "Enough" and took action. Maybe this is the wake up call the folks on Capital Hill need to take action.
I have the following suggestions for immigration reform.
1. Prosecute the employers of illegal aliens. I do not mean with a slap on the wrist or a petty fine. What I propose is that an employer of an illegal alien does a year of jail time for every illegal employed, as well as paying all back taxes- Federal, State, Local and Social Security/Medicare - that was stolen from the American public, as well as a ten thousand dollar fine per illegal. (If that was the law the CEO of Amour Meats would be facing life imprisonment rather than the little fine for having hundreds of illegals working in his meat packing plants.)
If there are no jobs for the illegals, then they will have no incentive to come here.
2. Amnesty. I am in favor of amnesty, if the following conditions are met. All illegals who register need to provide the name of their employer. Going on the assumption that the illegal has worked twenty years "under the table", unless proven otherwise, he needs to pay back taxes, Federal, State and Local, Social Security/Medicare, based on the salary he should have received at his profession, not on what his employer paid for "under the table". The employer needs to be penalized as explained above in number 1.
3. Work visas can be issued along our borders. Those applying for the visas, like anyone else caring a visa to come to the USA, can apply, be investigated and if they have no criminal record and have needed job skills, be allowed into the county for work purposes. Work visas should be distributed evenly to all nationalities using a quota system to insure that the USA does not show favoritism to any one nationality.
Make employers liable with stiff penalties and the illegals have no reason to come because they will not have work. If the illegal workers stop coming then our border patrol and law enforcement officials can concentrate on drug dealers and terrorists.
Congress needs to make our citizens accountable for their actions. Sadly, it is greedy employers who are responsible for the flood of illegal aliens into our country. Their greed is destroying our school systems, our health system and the status of life for legal Americans during a crisis when thousands are willing to work accepting whatever work is available.
Punish the guilty, let the Americans and legal aliens work, and allow the USA to return to its former strength when we welcomed legal immigrants who wanted to better themselves and their new county,.
I am certain not everyone will be pleased with my proposal but I think it could help improve the situation.
Here's the letter, let me know what you think.
Dear President Obama
I read an article that you criticized Arizona's immigration law during a visit from Mexico's president. Imagine controversy over the Arizona law, which would make it a state crime to be in the country illegally.
My question is why isn't it the national policy that being in the country illegally is a crime?
The citizens of Arizona are seeing their state overrun by illegal workers and drug smugglers, they are seeing entire families being slaughtered along the border and the United States government has done nothing but talk. To listen to the folks in D.C. it is the illegals who are being mistreated, not American citizens.
The people of Arizona said "Enough" and took action. Maybe this is the wake up call the folks on Capital Hill need to take action.
I have the following suggestions for immigration reform.
1. Prosecute the employers of illegal aliens. I do not mean with a slap on the wrist or a petty fine. What I propose is that an employer of an illegal alien does a year of jail time for every illegal employed, as well as paying all back taxes- Federal, State, Local and Social Security/Medicare - that was stolen from the American public, as well as a ten thousand dollar fine per illegal. (If that was the law the CEO of Amour Meats would be facing life imprisonment rather than the little fine for having hundreds of illegals working in his meat packing plants.)
If there are no jobs for the illegals, then they will have no incentive to come here.
2. Amnesty. I am in favor of amnesty, if the following conditions are met. All illegals who register need to provide the name of their employer. Going on the assumption that the illegal has worked twenty years "under the table", unless proven otherwise, he needs to pay back taxes, Federal, State and Local, Social Security/Medicare, based on the salary he should have received at his profession, not on what his employer paid for "under the table". The employer needs to be penalized as explained above in number 1.
3. Work visas can be issued along our borders. Those applying for the visas, like anyone else caring a visa to come to the USA, can apply, be investigated and if they have no criminal record and have needed job skills, be allowed into the county for work purposes. Work visas should be distributed evenly to all nationalities using a quota system to insure that the USA does not show favoritism to any one nationality.
Make employers liable with stiff penalties and the illegals have no reason to come because they will not have work. If the illegal workers stop coming then our border patrol and law enforcement officials can concentrate on drug dealers and terrorists.
Congress needs to make our citizens accountable for their actions. Sadly, it is greedy employers who are responsible for the flood of illegal aliens into our country. Their greed is destroying our school systems, our health system and the status of life for legal Americans during a crisis when thousands are willing to work accepting whatever work is available.
Punish the guilty, let the Americans and legal aliens work, and allow the USA to return to its former strength when we welcomed legal immigrants who wanted to better themselves and their new county,.
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