Stephen Bailey for Congress 2010

Immigration You Have a Clear Choice Continue to allow the Federal government to: NOT protect our borders, NOT prosecute illegal immigrants and NOT enforce our existing laws, or, demand a change. The passage of Arizona’s law in April 2010 brought illegal immigration to the forefront of public discourse. Arizona acted to protect the rights of its citizens because the Federal government has abdicated its responsibility for decades. Discussion The United States desperately needs a rational immigration policy, with, as a minimum, the following provisions:
	SECURE OUR BORDERS: All persons entering the U.S. must be screened. It is the moral and constitutional responsibility of the federal government to secure our rights by providing for the common defense. In this context, it is the duty of the federal government to ensure that anyone entering this country is not an objective threat to those who are already here. The federal government is obligated to prevent criminals, terrorists, spies, or individuals carrying a communicable disease or contraband from threatening the rights of U.S. citizens by entering the country. Implicit in this responsibility is the obligation to secure our borders. REQUIRE SELF-SUFFICIENCY: To be admitted to the United States, immigrants must demonstrate that they are and will remain self-sufficient. The U.S. has always welcomed those who come here to make a better life for themselves and their families. We love Horatio Alger type stories and the U.S. has traditionally offered an economic environment in which citizens are free to pursue success based on their individual initiative. A rational immigration policy must require all immigrants to earn every service and good that they consume. Deportation follows acceptance of public assistance. The welfare state is incompatible with an immigration policy designed to attract those who wish to be independent, productive members of society.
Without a rational immigration policy, we can argue for decades over what to do with illegal immigrants already in the country. That issue cannot be resolved until a rational immigration policy is in place. Illegal immigrants in this country would be subjected to the complete requirements of the rational immigration policy. Naturalization and citizenship is a related, but separate topic. By setting forth the rational immigration policy described above, we can work to honor the inscription on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

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