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Janice Darling's avatar

WE NEED PEOPLE IN THE LEGISLATURE TO START USING THEIR GOD GIVEN INTELLIGENCE (if they have any—doubtful in some cases) TO IMPROVE THIS DYSFUNCTIONAL AND ILLOGICAL IMMIGRATION SITUATION. And, as a secondary and self-serving benefit, just think how many grateful new Republican voters you would create if you did the following: CLOSE THE BORDER FOR THE TIME BEING, POUR A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT of MONEY INTO HIRING MORE IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND LAWYERS AND CLERKS, THEN DO 2 THINGS: CREATE SENSIBLE, VERY EFFICIENT, SWIFT AND USEFUL PATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SYSTEM ALREADY, PROCESSING THESE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASES QUICKLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BECOME ABOVEBOARD POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY. WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVING EFFICIENT, LEGAL AND SOLID DUE PROCESS TO THOSE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED THUS BEING ABLE TO LEGALLY AND WITHOUT PUSHBACK DEPORT THE TRUE CRIMINALS AND THOSE WHO WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ENTRY WHILE PUTTING THE REST ON A MONITORED AND STEP BY STEP PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP. DACA CHILDREN SHOULD GET A SWIFT FAIR PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP—OFTEN THEY HAVE LIVED HERE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES AND THEY HAD NO CHOICE IN THE DECISION TO COME. BUSINESSES WHO HAVE DEPENDED ON THESE EMPLOYEES, SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THEIR EDUCATION, CHURCHES WHO KNOW THEM AS MEMBERS, NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS, KIDS WHO HAVE BECOME BEST FRIENDS —ALL WOULD BE SO HAPPY. THESE NEW CITIZENS COULD BECOME YOUR MOST GRATEFUL AND MOST LOYAL PARTY MEMBERS. YOU WOULD BE BELOVED INSTEAD OF HATED AND FEARED. WHEN ALL OF THAT IS DONE, you could rework the immigration process and reopen the borders with a new system in place that is reliable, useful and works.

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Mary Burkholder ❤️'s avatar

Donald Trump will use this as leverage against Denmark to acquire Greenland!

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