Some incomplete thoughts on the issue of immigration in this country today. Why not create a policy where the present immigrants in this country would be granted permanent legal status as "resident aliens". That way they could be granted some legal and workplace protection. They would be expected to pay social security taxes as well other taxes that they are obligated to. They would not be citizens so they could not vote (which should put the conservative mind at rest). Maybe most important of all, their children born in the US would be recognized by all as being US citizens (even thou they are already, it would also serve to end the argument of "birthright citizenship". A major plus of this policy would be the wages earned would be subject to FICA taxation thus bulking up the Social Security Trust Fund. Maybe the biggest benefit of this approach would be to bring the 11 million people here illegally out from the shadows providing them a better life and providing the nation with a needed workforce.
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