A Man With a Plan

In a recent debate in Washington D.C., presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich laid out his solution to the growing number of illegal immigrants here in the United States.

Under his plan, Gingrich would have the forces and supplies necessary for border control in full swing by January of 2014. One attractive piece of his reform is concerning the system for issuing visas to work in the states. The reform he calls for would "offer incentives for the best brains in the world to come to America (with H1-B skilled work visas), develop a legal guest-worker program run by corporations outside of the government, and make English the official language of government."

The plan presented by Newt Gingrich would focus on legality for illegals already living in the United States. Only under strict adherence to laws of the land would illegals be naturalized. Those who don't qualify are illegals living here with criminal records, those with no family or commercial contacts in the states, and those who can afford private insurance. Once it has been determined that an illegal can meet all those requirements, a 5,000 fee must be paid.

Basically, your only chances of being naturalized into this country is if you can prove to the United Stated government that you will never be dependent on them.

He calls it a fresh alternative on reform, and as a new front runner in the primaries, Gingrich is giving us all something to think about.

Taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/opinion/bennett-gingrich-conservatives/index.html

Where the Candidates Stand

Yet again, another presidential debate finds the American people wondering which candidate is offering the best solution to our nation's immigration problems.

Here is what the presidential hopefuls are saying.

Rick Perry hails from the border state of Texas and has the longest history of dealing with immigration policy issues in his political career as compared to the other hopefuls. He is calling for a "a 21st century Monroe Doctrine" in hopes that our nation's relationship will grow with others in the Western Hemisphere. He also wants to use aviation as a means of controlling the border between Mexico and the United States.

When speaking of the immigration issues that face America, Ron Paul made reference to the war going on right now with drug cartel. He called it an absolute failure. He even went as far to say that our government was placing too much priority on Pakistan and Afghanistan. From his remarks, Paul is clearly opposed to giving any kind of citizenship to illegal immigrants.

Herman Cain, a successful businessman, is concerned about terrorists using the Mexican-American border as a gateway to enter our country. He said that "an insecure border is a national security threat." He says Mexicans have no hope in their own country so they invade our country where they can live out their dreams in a free land.

Former Speaker of the house Newt Gingrich challenged the mass amount of deportation that has been happening in recent years. His allegiance lies with illegal immigrant families who are scared of being torn apart and separated. He even went as far as insinuating that his fellow candidates are inhumane and don't support the traditional family values commonly held by the republican party.

With so many candidates and all their varying views, a solution is bound to be on the horizon with a new president in office.

Taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/24/opinion/navarrette-immigration-debate/index.html

Fair Middle Ground

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had lots to say about immigration reform in last weeks presidential debate. But what he had to say certainly didn't come without criticism from members of his own party.

According to Gingrich, middle ground needs to be reached where families aren't deported and forced to separate, but that also doesn't allow for them to gain full citizenship in the United States.

He said, "If you've been here 25 years and you got three kids and two grandkids, you've been paying taxes and obeying the law, you belong to a local church, I don't think we're going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out." He continued backing up his plan and separating himself from his contenders by saying, "I don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century," he added later. "And I'm prepared to take the heat for saying, 'let's be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families."

Sounds like amnesty to me. It did to Mitt Romney and Michelle Bachmann as well. If illegals come here to live in the United States and know that the government will be merciful at the sight of a young family trying to establish themselves, it will only

The thought of having to take mothers away from their children is devastating and the effects immeasurable, but so is the effects on our nation if we allow these illegals to stay here.

Defending himself against attacks from fellow running mates, Gingrich said there will be lots of illegals that get deported. Sticking with his original plan though, he added that millions of illegals and their families will get to stay.

Taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/22/politics/cnn-debate-immigration/index.html

Deportation for Illegals with Criminal Records

The Obama administration is renewing their efforts to deport illegal aliens living in this country with a criminal record. With the help of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the files of thousand of illegal residents with criminal backgrounds are being reviewed. The government is deporting thousands of these illegal aliens and with the help of their new program, thousands more with high risk cases will soon de deported.

Concerning the deportation of illegals who are criminals, the Obama administration prioritizes illegal alien cases, "involving criminals who endanger public safety or national security." They drop the cases if the immigrants have no criminal background.

Starting this December, the criteria set by the administration will be applied to the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant cases in courts all over the country. Many of these cases have been waiting for review for extended periods of time.

Under this new policy, law enforcement officers with jurisdiction over deportation cases will use new guidelines when determining which cases have the highest priority and which illegals pose the greatest threat to the safety of this nation. When looking at a case, officials are advised to determine, "whether the immigrant arrived in the U.S. at a young age, whether they served in the military and whether they are providers for their families."

Critics of the program are worried that illegals with less serious crimes will be overlooked and allowed to remain in the country. They see it as "back-door amnesty."

The new guidelines are being tested in Boston and Denver and changes in the policy will gradually be phased in to the system.

Taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/17/us/white-house-immigration/index.html

Secure Communities

The Department of Homeland Security was subpoenaed in regards to illegal immigrants who have not been taken into custody by federal officials after being arrested for over three years.

Of the 630,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records detained through the Secure Communities program, there are 300,000 who have only so called "low-level" crimes and who haven't been put behind bars.

Among the many opponents of the Secure Communities program are republicans who feel the administration is trying to hide the names of illegals to protect them from any crimes they have committed since being released from custody.

The Secure Communities program works with ICE(Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to determine the status of immigrants with crimes. Fingerprints and criminal record information is sent to ICE where the information is sorted and citizen status of the detainees is determined.

ICE claims they are improving the safety of our nation by deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records. No comment was made about the illegals with "low-level" crimes and ICE's official statement was that, "the number of matches generated through Secure Communities does not correspond to the number of individuals identified through Secure Communities." In essence, they can't keep track of all the illegal immigrants with criminal records, so they only place priority on those who are more of a threat.

Many states are choosing not to adapt the Secure Communities program. They are in opposition and say, "the deportation of illegal immigrants, particularly those accused of minor crimes, is making immigrant communities distrustful of law enforcement and less willing to report crimes."

Taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/politics/immigration-records-subpoenaed/index.html

Work Visas for Illegals...Amnesty?

Texas governor Rick Perry wants the government to issue work visas to illegal aliens. These visas would allow for illegals to travel to and from their home countries with ease over the border. Despite the logistics of his plan, amnesty however is not what he wants. Really?

Perry was just a little too vague for my liking when he presented the idea. He's not in office yet and he's already telling the government what it needs to do but doesn't give them any help on how to do it. What's going to happen when he's the one being told what he should do?

He said, "authorities need to determine a better way to identify illegal immigrants and make them part of mainstream society...the program would only work if the federal government first does a better job securing America's borders."

Well one day you might be a part of the federal government Mr. Perry, so what would you do to help identify those illegals?

Perry doesn't believe that arresting and deporting millions of people to the countries the emigrated from is very realistic and I agree that it isn't either. I'm just trying to make sense of how a work visa is going to legally be given to an illegal citizen without amnesty being granted. Some sort of government issued identification would have to be issued to the illegals to allow them to cross the borders freely like Perry suggested. But a government issued identification can only be granted when one lives the law of the government. I don't see how Perry can get away form amnesty. I don't think he knows either because he obviously wants the federal government to figure that one out.

Taken from: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9QPJT9G0&show_article=1

Deportation Please.

For Jaime Alvarado, the same law he was running from was also keeping him safe.

Utah resident Jaime Alvarado was caught in possession with drugs and facing a potential 15 years in prison when he lied to officials and said that he was an illegal alien. He was quickly deported to his home in Mexico and didn't have to serve any time behind bars.

To avoid an already overused and busy prison, law enforcement officers thought it would be easier to deport Alvarado instead of issuing him into the prison system.

The prison was soon discovered and their schemes exploited when Alvarado returned to the United States with his U.S. issued passport.

On top of the charges for possessing and intending to sell illegal drugs, "Salt Lake County prosecutors charged Alvarado with an additional felony and a misdemeanor for lying about his identity in 2010 to the judge, police officers and federal immigration officers. A $50,000 warrant has been issued for his arrest."

Alvarado is an American citizen, but could end up getting what he originally wanted, deportation back to Mexico. After serving his duly deserved prison sentence, Alvarado faces possible permanent deportation to the country he emigrated from.

Alvarado has young daughters who he didn't want to abandon in the first place by being sentenced to jail. He now faces the threat of being separated from them a lot longer than he bargained for.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/03/man-avoids-jail-by-faking-illegal-immigrant-status-2058564569/