During the 2024 election, polls showed that 66% of voters supported the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
“We will go after the worse of the worst first” said newly-appointed Border Czar Tom Homan.
To slow the process down of illegals entering the U.S., ideas are being offered up like not allow illegal immigrants s to obtain government handouts like welfare and the use of healthcare services. Many illegals that came inti the U.S. were allowed certain benefits by the Biden administration and now Trump allies want to see that cut off.
Other groups believe that maybe its time to have a pause on those looking to come to the U.S. or lower the amount of those seeking to come to America.
In an op-ed, Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) called for policies that provide more than just physical solutions.
“Fences, detention centers, repatriation flights, worksite raids, etc. are not immigration policy, but merely the means by which we implement and enforce immigration policy,” Krikorian said. “The policy itself must answer the questions of how many foreigners we should let in to live among us, and how to select them.”
Krikorian and other conservative outlets have long advocated before thousands or even millions are allowed to enter the U.S legally, maybe the U.S. government should find out who is here legally and illegally coming from foreign countries.
Will this be enough to stop the flow of illegal immigration into the U.S.?
Concerns from other conservative groups focus on the economy, wages, and how much it will cost the government to have illegals in the country.
Liberals have supported amnesty, even claiming it would increase economic growth (GDP) by having illegals part of the U.S workforce.
CIS has said the top objectives of U.S. immigration policy are to protect U.S. national security, to preserve U.S. national identity, and to promote U.S. economic growth — in that order.
“There’s no question that part of the objective of immigration restriction is to tighten the labor market, thereby strengthening the bargaining position of American workers slammed by globalization,” Krikorian said. “Immigration policy must necessarily have one of two consequences: Either it imports more people, forcing workers to hustle to find jobs; or it imports fewer, forcing employers to hustle to find workers. After two generations of immigration policy putting a thumb on the employer’s side of the scale, it’s time to ease it off by cutting immigration.”
Krikorian says other formulas should apply to stop the flow of encouraging illegals and others looking for a handout when coming to the U.S: End dual citizenship; end automatic birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens; formally declare English as our official language; screen prospective immigrants to ensure they share our values.
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