Congress Looks To Pass Legislation Allowing One Day Per Year That Immigrants Can Legally Cross Border Into US
Â Illegal immigration has been a problem to the United States for several decades. As aÂ nation founded my immigrants, we once welcomed people from all over the world to proudly call America their home. Now, with so many illegal immigrants sneakingÂ into the United States, it has become more of a hot button issue than ever, further dividing the political parties.SafeguardsÂ have been put into place to stop the rapid flowÂ of illegal immigrantsÂ coming into America, but with all the manpower, programs, and arrests, congress says that the economy is suffering either way; If an immigrant finds their way in and maintains a job, a legal citizen is losing money. If they get caught, it takes hours of time and thousands of taxpayer dollars to make sure they are deported.Â A vicious circle that appeared would never end, may be meeting its fate this upcoming year.Congress has reportedly begun work on new legislation, under which immigrants would be allowed to come to the United States without facing jail time or being deported, the caveat being that it would only be on one specific day each year, with the remainder of the year following the standard deportation laws.Lawmakers say that their theory behind the change is thatÂ the strong workforce of Â immigrants that will make it across the border one day per year can and will contribute greatly to our society. The legislation would rule that once in the United States, the aliensÂ would register with their existing countryâs identification, and be given a temporary green card, with the expectation they are able to find work, and maintain a job for at least 6 months. At the end of the 6 months, a specific form would need to be filled out by the immigrantâs employer, with information about whether or not they are considered a âvital employee.âLawmakers say that once the forms are filled out and checked by the state and federal governments, immigrants would be granted full citizenship. The whole process takes approximately 9 months. Immigrants who are not deemed to be of sufficient use to their employers would be deported.Â Â