immigration fun!
I don't have much to say, but since Abhishek is not posting in his blog, I have to do something. So I am going to offer up this space to a 'guest opinion' from a dear high school friend of mine who is also a conservative. But he's not one of those creepy 'this is a Christian nation and should have Christian Law' conservatives, but more like a libertarian. And since I'm a libertarian too, I'm going to honor him by posting his 4 point solution to the immigration controversy in our nation. Disclaimer - i am not knowledgable enough to have my own opinion on this subject, so I am just posting someone else's.
1 - secure the border - what's the point of screening grandma at the airport if we can't even secure our borders? national security is a joke if just anybody can get into the country.
2 - raise immigration quotas - make them higher than the current quotas, but still less than the current sum of legals + illegals. why? ask my friend - he had a good reason but i forget.
3 - all current illegal immigrants are already here and this is their home so we shouldn't deport them - this is their home. grant amnesty to these immmigrant families, but do so on the condition that they take a course on american history/government and English language. Help them integrate into society and become legal residents/citizens.
4 - eliminate minimum wage, let the free market determine who comes here and who doesn't.
I probably didn't do my friend justice in describing his points, but i got them out there. I welcome any and all of you to leave remarks on comments - my friend reads this blog occasionally and may respond.