“If America does pass Immigration Reform, what is to happen to those who are here now illegally?” 

Yes, this discussion does need to happen.  BUT, this discussion doesn’t NEED to happen until after we correct all of the reasons we have to deal with this issue in the first place.

After the first article I posted today about Immigration Reform, I’ve received some emails & just wanted to clear some things up.

When the time comes for this discussion it will not be one of “race”, because this issue has nothing to do with “race”; it has everything to do with “The Law”.

The human being who is within the borders of the United States illegally:

The individual either (a) overstayed a lawful VISA or (b) trespassed, breached U.S. Immigration laws, & National Security Laws. 

Concerning (a) Overstaying a VISA.

• Sometimes “mistakes” happen I suppose… perhaps somebody overstays a VISA on “accident”… not really sure how, but “let’s just say”. 
• Next Question… When did the person realize it was expired? (How long did they do nothing…?)
• Next Question… What steps did the person take?
• Next Question… When did the person take those steps?

This line of questions would easily determine if the expired VISA was by “accident”… if it wasn’t an “accident” & it was “intentional” then move on to the analysis for (b).

Concerning (b) trespassed, breached U.S. Immigration laws, & National Security Laws.  Or intentionally overstayed a VISA.

• Assume “y” represents whatever the criminal’s incentive to come into the United States for (I.E. Jobs, Health Care, New Life, etc.)
• Assume “x” is our current Immigration Law.
• In order to have “y” all prospective immigrants must comply with “x”.
• BUT Instead of complying with “x”, the criminal decides to just go ahead & take “y”.
• Not only does the criminal know that bypassing “x” is illegal, but in order to do so takes serious planning.
• So the criminal has not merely “accidently” broken the law (“x”) out of ignorance here.
• The criminal was aware of the law (“x”), the criminal planned & conspired to violate the law (“x”), the criminal consciously violated the law (“x”).
• Further, if the criminal continues to enjoy the benefits of “y”, and/or reside in the United States, & hasn’t bothered to even so much as attempt or take any legitimate steps to comply with the law (“x”), then it’s probably also true that the criminal intends to continue to break the law, and has been doing so, every single day.

Is this a fair, non-discriminatory, “un-racist” analysis of how an illegal alien intentionally broke our laws?  I thought so too.

At this point and from here forward:  Assumer Hell has frozen over & all of the U.S. borders (Canada & Mexico)are finally secured & also assume that a reform similar to that suggested in my last immigration post is put into action. It is estimated that there are 12 million illegal aliens in the United States.   So, what’s to be done?

Option #1:  Round them up and deport them?  No.  That doesn’t sound like it’s going to go over well with anybody.  We can argue this, but do you even realize what 12,000,000 really means?  I will tell you it’s not possible to do without resorting to barbaric practices & in the end nobody will be happy with the results if this were the route taken.

Option #2:  How about Amnesty & then automatic Citizenship for all?   No.  I’m sorry but this isn’t going to go over very well with law abiding citizens either, or the millions who have long started the process to become U.S. Citizens & have been waiting for years.

Here’s a silly question, why are we arguing over the two options that promise only to divide everybody, create more conflict, or worse? 

Option #3:  There must be some kind of penalty for breaking the law & it cannot be minimal.  The penalty should be hefty enough to make the criminal seriously contemplate whether he or she wants to face the penalty & stay OR choose to leave the country (perhaps forfeiting any chance at future U.S. Citizenship).  There must be some kind of process that allows the person to stay if they are willing to face the penalty for breaking the law AND IF they desire to apply for citizenship and if this is the case they must also meet all traditional requirements for citizenship.  Further, until they are either granted or rejected for citizenship they must maintain a legitimate VISA in order to stay in the United States legally.  If the individual doesn’t desire to become an American Citizen and/or refuses to comply with penalties for failing to observe immigration law, then yes they must leave the country immediately and apply for re-entry.

Is that racist?  Is that reasonable?  Fair?  How can it be improved?  Let’s have a rational discussion, You Tell Me.

Option #4:  Grant Full Amnesty… meaning do not prosecute them for breaking the law, with ONE CATCH… they MUST leave the country & apply for legitimate re-entry.  Enact extreme Immigration Legislation making it impossible for non-citizens to find work in the United States.   See my previous post regarding a self-deportation strategy.

Personally, I think Option #3 is the route to go.  I think it’s reasonable.  Option #4 is more civil than Option #1 & allows illegal aliens to self-deport at their convenience, but it would certainly muster a large amount of resistance backed with equal resentment.  However, it does allow the criminal to bypass any prosecution for breaking the law & if they later become a citizen the criminal record will not prejudice them in any way.

Slavery Will Not Be Tolerated In The United States of America.  Employers Exploiting & Taking Advantage of People Here Illegally… Stand By to Stand By, Reform is Coming & If You Don’t Stop Encouraging & Participating in Modern Day Slavery Practices… You Will Be Held Accountable.

That’s All.

Jason Bradley
ExcellenceInAmerica.com

Other Links:

MichelleMalkin: “Cleaning Up Our Trashed Border”

MichelleMalkin: Open Borders Extremists Are Back

HotAir.com:  “DOJ Still Reviewing Arizonas Law, but lets call it fundamentally unfair anyway”

Structuring Chaos: “Immigration: Federal & State”