Since we as a nation are discussing merit-based immigration reform, consider this;
We spend about $6 trillion per year for federal, state and local government.
If we subtract about $1.5 trillion for Social Security and Medicare that leaves $4.5 trillion.
If we then divide by a population of about 300 million we have a per-capita cost of $15,000.
I suggest that this should be the merit base; new immigrants must earn enough to pay this much tax excluding FICA.
Assuming a 33% tax bracket (my proposed buy-in rate) and a $12,000 Standard deduction, and about 17% in combined state, local, fuel, sin and sales taxes, a minimum income of about $38,000 must be required for any immigration candidates.
Drug testing should be mandatory and all successful candidates should wear tracking devices until they gain citizenship to facilitate monitoring by ICE; same thing for visa holders since that is a popular means to become an illegal immigrant. I think the same method can be applied to the illegals known as Dreamers.
Secure the borders and deport the rest of the illegals.
Being an illegal alien is only a misdemeanor.
Being an illegal alien is only a misdemeanor.
However a person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:
* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.
http://americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/AidAbetUnlawfulSec8USC1324.html
We have the right to make a citizen's arrest for a felony at any time. In order to put an end to Sanctuary cities all we need to do is make citizen's arrests of government officials who have committed these crimes. For example:
The mayor of San Francisco should be arrested for his executive order;
http://sfgov.org/ccsfgsa/sanctuary-ordinance
State legislators who supported it and the governor should be arrested for providing $562 million funding to the city of San Francisco.
http://sfmayor.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/266-Mayors_Budget_Book_2013-14-web.pdf
http://americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/AidAbetUnlawfulSec8USC1324.html
We have the right to make a citizen's arrest for a felony at any time. In order to put an end to Sanctuary cities all we need to do is make citizen's arrests of government officials who have committed these crimes. For example:
The mayor of San Francisco should be arrested for his executive order;
http://sfgov.org/ccsfgsa/sanctuary-ordinance
State legislators who supported it and the governor should be arrested for providing $562 million funding to the city of San Francisco.
http://sfmayor.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/266-Mayors_Budget_Book_2013-14-web.pdf
