Yup, in the aggregate immigrants are a net positive for American culture and economy. Most are here presumably to pursue a better life in an opportunity laden and relatively free environment. Having said that, where is the study analyzing the impact of the criminal and chronic welfare consuming elements of immigrants and all the negative elements they bring to the table on indigent American society, and the highly negative blowback on the productive, law abiding immigrant population. Would anyone really care were the undesirable immigrant population and their toxic detritus gone from American society. I think not. An honest look at the impact on American society would look very hard at that aspect of the immigration phenomenon before considering any public communication and remedial action plan. No?
I think all that needs to be done is to run down and deport predatory criminals that are here illegally, openly operating or currently incarcerated (the cost to keep the incarcerated here in California for 2025 year is over $100K per individual according to state budget numbers and there are over 100K incarcerated). Followed by those who are being subsidized somehow and have no visible means of support, and/or are just plain scofflaws. Otherwise, the law abiding (other than just illegal entry) and productive immigrants and their offspring should be effectively given a temporary pass if swept up in pursuit of undesirables.
Governance needs to revamp and supercharge the naturalization process and put those who are in queue legally first. Then establish a path for the illegal, but otherwise desirable immigrant, to citizenship with a clock on their compliance. Miss the deadline to apply and to complete the program and they're susceptible to immediate deportation. Meanwhile, governance oughta do what ever it needs to do to secure all ports, shores and dry borders from illegal entries and smuggling; period. I could be wrong I suppose, but don't see where I am in this.
While I think there is enough self selection to make even the outcomes of our suboptimal system still better than zero (criminals are few and far enough between) we could do a lot better with a system that tries to positively selects for and encourages the highest potential immigrants.
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Yup, in the aggregate immigrants are a net positive for American culture and economy. Most are here presumably to pursue a better life in an opportunity laden and relatively free environment. Having said that, where is the study analyzing the impact of the criminal and chronic welfare consuming elements of immigrants and all the negative elements they bring to the table on indigent American society, and the highly negative blowback on the productive, law abiding immigrant population. Would anyone really care were the undesirable immigrant population and their toxic detritus gone from American society. I think not. An honest look at the impact on American society would look very hard at that aspect of the immigration phenomenon before considering any public communication and remedial action plan. No?
I think all that needs to be done is to run down and deport predatory criminals that are here illegally, openly operating or currently incarcerated (the cost to keep the incarcerated here in California for 2025 year is over $100K per individual according to state budget numbers and there are over 100K incarcerated). Followed by those who are being subsidized somehow and have no visible means of support, and/or are just plain scofflaws. Otherwise, the law abiding (other than just illegal entry) and productive immigrants and their offspring should be effectively given a temporary pass if swept up in pursuit of undesirables.
Governance needs to revamp and supercharge the naturalization process and put those who are in queue legally first. Then establish a path for the illegal, but otherwise desirable immigrant, to citizenship with a clock on their compliance. Miss the deadline to apply and to complete the program and they're susceptible to immediate deportation. Meanwhile, governance oughta do what ever it needs to do to secure all ports, shores and dry borders from illegal entries and smuggling; period. I could be wrong I suppose, but don't see where I am in this.
While I think there is enough self selection to make even the outcomes of our suboptimal system still better than zero (criminals are few and far enough between) we could do a lot better with a system that tries to positively selects for and encourages the highest potential immigrants.