Here There and Everywhere Else

I just read a story about 'anchor babies'. This is when people from all over the world come into the country to have their babies. This will keep them in the country and allow them to qualify for all available aid that the American poor can receive. Seems we now have a new twist to the problem. European travel agencies are aggressively promoting programs for what was once  available  to only a few wealthier patrons. Plane fare to a city of their choice a hotel or private home for ladies who will then have their babies, obtaining an American birth certificate which will keep them in the country and allow them to qualify for all available aid that the American poor can receive. The raping, I mean reaping of many benefits are what they are after. Looking down the road they see breaks on school tuition, and easy entry in and exit out because of the dual citizenship passports. This practice is catching on with other middle to lower-middle class Europeans, Asians, Africans and Middle Easterners who show up at hospital emergency rooms just in time to deliver and get that sought after birth certificate. You can see the possible problem. Then, of course baby's father and siblings come and stay and become eligible for all sorts of aid, complements of the U. S. taxpayers, which due to our own economic woes we now simply cannot afford. I must say, it kind of gets under my skin. I don't know about the rest of you, but I can't afford to raise another family. As my grandmother would often say, I've got enough on my plate! We must deal with illegal immigrations on every front and close loopholes like the anchor babies. Diplomats' American born children may have automatic immunity but they do not have automatic citizenship so no citizenship for these "anchor"children. We must change the law and put a stop to it immediately. Yes, just like that!

Next, we need personnel who have experience in what is essentially a paramilitary situation. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California should be able to recall their own National Guard troops from other operations, both domestic and international, to reinforce the border guards. Many of our soldiers have been exhausted by far too many combat tours of duty. They need some time that they can slowly begin to unwind and begin to rebuild their relations with their families. They will become better soldiers and healthier and happier citizens, just by being closer to home. Congress  should  supply whatever equipment and supplies may be necessary to ensure the success of these operations and the safety of the personnel involved. We must remember these are primarily the states' militias, and as such should be used as the governor and the states  militias' top brass deem necessary. We should never have U.S. military personnel performing police operations on our streets. They must come under state control when they reenter the country. Now, I know this might initially stretch us a bit tight, but how can we in good judgment send armed forces all over the world while ignoring the plight of our citizens in the border states and the increasing danger to our country as a whole? Secondly, we will need to assimilate a large segment of illegal aliens who are now hiding in this country. Yes, I said hiding, underground, lurking in the shadows . Many are here, trapped in low paying jobs, afraid of being caught or intimidated by their employers or landlords, huddled in mostly substandard housing, sending back almost every cent they earn to their families across the border. We need to find a way to offer citizenship  to many and do it ASAP.

And here's how I believe we can accomplish this.

We should offer to all able-bodied men and women, between the ages of 18 and 27, who are in the United States illegally but are not convicted or charged with a serious crime, the opportunity to learn English if needed, join our military, go through training, and honorably serve the U.S. overseas for a period of from two to four years earning not a general discharge, but an" honorable discharge." In exchange, these individuals and their immediate families (spouse, children, parents and grandparents only) would be afforded U.S. citizenship status upon completion of their military obligation. The families could stay in the country on a provisional visas until this military obligation is completed. This time could enable the family to also learn remedial English if needed. Anyone who signs up are doing this for their families and the weight of this responsibility should help them to undertake this role very seriously.

I firmly believe that a country's residents must be able to communicate with each other.  Regardless of whether your linguistic background is one of the many dialects of Spanish, or Mandarin, or Russian, Farsi, Japanese, or Arabic, etc., we still need the one mother tongue, and for past two hundred and thirty odd year "the one" has been the English language,

By bolstering our troop numbers overseas with these new volunteers we free up our National Guard to return to America to begin to clean up our border, help our farmers and ranchers protect their property, thereby allowing the state, county and local law enforcement to do the jobs they were hired to do. Having soldiers closer to their families is something we need to make happen as quickly as possible..The amount of tours of duties some have been forced to endure is an absolute shame! So these solutions seems to be a win-win situation to me!