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I'm sure I'm not the first to propose this, but even if this idea is old and has been dismissed, I really like it. Here's my specific idea:
-Give all illegal immigrants conditional amnesty. This allows them to have a two year visa.
-For the first two years, they have to have a job or have to be looking for a job. If they're unemployed for more than a few months, they're out.
-If/When they start working, they are taxed higher than normal citizens. These taxes go into a fund.
-If they decide to leave the country within these two years or have to leave (due to unemployment or if they are found guilty of a felony) they get a percentage of their fund sent back home with them. This ensures that they actually leave and gives them an opportunity to have a decent life upon returning to Mexico or wherever they came from. The rest of the money from the fund goes to social security, maybe? Or it could go to fund a fence on the border.
-After two years, they get a new visa and are afforded more security. They're still not citizens, but they'll be on the right path. The additional taxes on their paychecks from the last two years will be paid back to them in increments.
So that's pretty much my idea. I've been thinking about this and even though it's radically different than what I've heard of being proposed, it seems like it would be a much better solution. It gives illegal aliens a reason to come forward without letting them off the hook for being in our country illegally. Anybody have thoughts/suggestions?
-Give all illegal immigrants conditional amnesty. This allows them to have a two year visa.
-For the first two years, they have to have a job or have to be looking for a job. If they're unemployed for more than a few months, they're out.
-If/When they start working, they are taxed higher than normal citizens. These taxes go into a fund.
-If they decide to leave the country within these two years or have to leave (due to unemployment or if they are found guilty of a felony) they get a percentage of their fund sent back home with them. This ensures that they actually leave and gives them an opportunity to have a decent life upon returning to Mexico or wherever they came from. The rest of the money from the fund goes to social security, maybe? Or it could go to fund a fence on the border.
-After two years, they get a new visa and are afforded more security. They're still not citizens, but they'll be on the right path. The additional taxes on their paychecks from the last two years will be paid back to them in increments.
So that's pretty much my idea. I've been thinking about this and even though it's radically different than what I've heard of being proposed, it seems like it would be a much better solution. It gives illegal aliens a reason to come forward without letting them off the hook for being in our country illegally. Anybody have thoughts/suggestions?