Bill O'Reilly's Fair Illegal Immigration Plan

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Friday, June 8, 2007

The O'Reilly Factor Video of Impact Memo

"Impact" segment tonight. The Senate immigration bill goes down. That's the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo."

The Senate completely blew this. They're at fault. The American people don't want an 800 page immigration bill loaded with a bunch of bullfeathers. The folks want clarity and a fair deal.

So it's no surprise the Senate's deal collapsed into chaos. And that is a bad thing for America, because now we'll have more of the same. Millions of people trying to sneak into the country and the Feds having no idea who is here and what they're doing.

So right now, I'm going to give you the no spin immigration solution. It is simple because, as you know, I am a simple man. There are just four components. One, secure the southern border with 700, not 300 miles of barrier, double the border patrol and back them up with 10,000 National Guards people. That would effectively shut down human and drug smuggling from Mexico.

Two, require all illegal aliens in the country right now to register at the post office with Homeland Security. After registering, they would be given a tamper proof ID card, designating their status and their right to work temporarily in the USA. If the illegal aliens do not register, it's a criminal felony. Right now sneaking across the border is a civil action. Remember that. Subjecting the person to immediate deportation or jail time. The criminal penalty goes way up.

Three, any business that hires an illegal worker who doesn't have a tamper proof ID card faces draconian fines and possible prison time for the executives.

And four, each illegal alien would have his case reviewed by federal authorities. And they would decide who would receive a Z-visa to stay and who would not. That takes the blanket amnesty, something many American hate, off the table. It also allows the Feds to make rational decisions about who's helping America and who isn't.

Under that banner, no illegal alien who commits a crime while here would be allowed to stay. Also under that program, no welfare of any kind would be paid to folks here illegally. They have to work for their living.

Now that is a fair immigration plan that I believe would be acceptable to most Americans. It would also allow the Feds to quickly build a database, so Homeland Security would know the extent of the alien intrusion, which we don't know now. Again, any illegal alien who didn't cooperate with the new law would immediately become an outlaw. And immediate action could be taken against that non-citizen who doesn't comply. That would end the sanctuary city madness and give the federal government more tools to regain control over this out of control situation.

So there you have it -- a fair plan to give good people a chance to stay here and earn citizenship down the road, but a plan that also protects Americans. The no spin immigration plan is, again, one page and not 800 pages. And it would work. And that's the "Memo."

Joyce Comments: We should give prisoners the job of picking lettuce and those other jobs we supposedly don't want to do. Think of it, most of them are able-bodied and are not doing anything else at the moment. When you look at the costs of bringing all these people here - in terms of health care, education, crime rates, etc - if we started a program where people who were serving time did those jobs, as part of their sentence - think how much our society would save in money alone. Mr. O'Reilly's plan sounds similar to this one below, except a little softer:

1. Border security first and foremost.

2.Enact strict workplace/ hiring enforcement. No one gets paid "off the books".

3. Next, deal with a guest worker program. These would be temporary work visas. If the "guests" overstay their time by more than 30 days, they will be deported immediately. They will lose their "guest worker status". There is no compelling reason to link guest workers with a "pathway to citizenship" as we already have a LEGAL means to do so.

4. Make the LEGAL emigration process more efficient. Should there be any “guest workers” who wish to apply for US citizenship, they can go through existing legal channels, they can start at the END of the line, behind those who are willingly obeying the current laws.

5.Offer illegals that are in the US now temporary resident cards, to be reviewed every 5 to 7 years if they “register”. No voting rights. No pathway to citizenship.
If they commit violent crimes and / or other felonies they will be deported and permanently banned from re entering the US.
All those who willingly chose not to register will be deported. They have a choice to make.

No amnesty (automatic pathway to citizenship for illegals).