I am curious...Put your wonk hats on. How would you reform our current immigration policy if you could re-write it?
Does the current policy of family reunification make sense in terms of our labor needs?
Should we REALLY rework immigration policy to reflect current economic needs?
Do you believe the border needs to be secured?
Or do you believe in an open border?
What does an open border mean?
How does that impact our society?
Are we getting the best people?
Who do we want?
Who can we accommodate?
How many?
How does it impact native born population?
Do you care?
Does a country, any country, have the right to determine who enters their borders and under what terms?
And do you hold America to any different standard when answering that question than you do another country?
If so, why?
I want immigration reform. Not sure it's the same as yours...but it's sorely needed. Is there a moral argument that says we cannot discriminate between those who wish to enter and those we allow to enter?
Are there any conditions that we can reasonably place upon those whom we allow to enter? In terms of skill base, or willingness to learn English?
I find the whole immigration debate to be fraught with generalities and intended unanswered questions. And I am not stupid enough to realize that some of the countries that supply us with the most undocumented immigrants are the ones that employ the harshest measures when it comes to immigrants trasversing their own country. Yes, I'm talking about Mexico.
What would an American, 21st century immigration policy look like? What should it look like? Should it be skill based? Family based? Should we go back to country specific allotments?
WHO DO WE WANT TO COME HERE? AND WHY? AND HOW CAN POLICY IMPACT THAT DECISION?
Or is it even wrong to as that question? I never see immigration debates address those questions.