Here is an immigration bill I could live with...
1 - Every illegal here on Jan 1st 2013 can stay.
a - They will never be allowed to gain citizenship, regardless of their age when they were brought here, nor will they ever be allowed to vote in any election.
b - Any children of theirs born here will not be citizens.
c - They will never be eligable for any social services, including medicare or welfare.
d - They will not be eligable to "chain immigrant" any relatives not living in the U.S. as of Jan 1st 2013.
e - If convicted or pleas of guilt/nolo contondre of any crime, including misdeamnors, they and their immediate family will be deported upon completion of their sentence.
2 - The Southern border with Mexico will be sealed within 5 years, National Guard troops will be posted along the border along with INS and DHS to guard the border until it is sealed.
3 - A 5 year hiatus for immigration will be in effect effective the date of signing this bill into law.
4 - Every employer in the country will be required to check every employee through E-Verify within 6 months of the signing of the bill. Any employer who fails to do so will be fined $25,000 per day per employee from the date of signing. All new employees will be verified through E-Verify prior to hiring.
5 - All new immigrants, after the hiatus, must prove they have a job and can support themselves and their immediate family. ( Immediate family is restricted to Husband/Wife/Biological children only) They will not be eligable for any for of Welfare or social services to include Social Security or Medicare, for a period of 25 years, for which they must be employed for at least 18 years.
6 - The children born of any immigrant who has not become a citizen is not afforded automatic citizenship upon birth. Both parents of any child born of an immigrant must be Citizens at the time of birth of the child for the child to have been born a Citizen of the United States.