by oldedude on July 27, 2024 8:15 am
To your point. The electorate (read voters) DO want a reasonable immigration policy to include DACA. It's the swamp that makes the billions of dollars on the screwed up system we have now. Kickbacks to the swamp for human trafficking, drug distribution, sex trafficking, illegal employment, etcetcetc. The swamp doesn't want to change. They make far too much money in what they do. That is the worst brick wall in the way of any sort of reasonable work on the issue.
I'm for finding ways of having DACA folks a way to get in legally without being harassed or threatened. Many of these folks are good solid citizens. Why can't we get them in a pipeline and get them in (if they want).
With that, there needs to be a rational border policy. Who we let in, and how we do that. Actually vetting everyone that comes in, and charging those not coming in illegally. And who's accountable for those coming into the country. Do we need farm laborers? yes. Many of those are annual folks that come in routinely, and then go back to their countries every year. There's a J6 VISA for that purpose. We had them working as cleaners in our office building in the beltway. They loved it! They weren't criminals, many of them had families with them, the kids were getting an "American" education. And their VISA was streamlined. They also have a section for Agricultural workers, and a bunch of others. This can happen. Just not with the swamp.
I'm not absolute on any of these "ideas." I just think it may be a good place to "start."
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