Immigration

Hey guys,

Once again, I would like to talk about one of the controversial topics that plague our nation today. Immigration, both legal and illegal.

I would like to throw out a couple points about my beliefs before I delve further. I am a huge proponent of legal immigration. This means that you have been vetted by our government and are shown to be an asset to our nation. You can speak our language and wont be a hindrance to the citizens already here, natural born or not.

Immigration is what makes America great. The different backgrounds bring different ideas into the mix. It gives different perspectives, ways to look at the same problems in many lights.

On that note, there is a reason that we have immigration laws. One would be national security. We, as a nation, do not want terrorists, I do not care where they come from, to be allowed to enter our country.

We also screen people and make them take a citizen test to ensure that they know the history of our great nation. The reason people leave other countries to come here is because the US has a generally better outlook on life. More opportunities and better education than alot of other places in the world. The worst thing that can happen is for people to come to the US, and then try and make it into the place from which they came. There is a reason that they left, and if they pass the test, they have shown that they understand this.

A second reason is so that we do not inhibit the citizens that are already here. If we had an influx of uneducated, unskilled workers into the US, they would be a burden on the tax payers because the tax payers would end up taking care of them in the form of welfare. If we had open borders, everyone would want to come here. The US is one of the last nations in the world to be truly free.

I do not understand how anyone can be for completely open borders. Should we not make sure we know who is in the country?

Recently, I have heard a lot of liberals praise Sweden for their Democratic Socialism. This system does not work with open borders, as they found out. If a person could come over and just get free welfare, everyone would do it. And they did. Sweden has a problem with non-native born people having higher unemployment rates, use of welfare, higher crime rates, etc.

I do think the way they treat citizenship is interesting. There is no law that states if you are born in Sweden, you are a citizen. One or both of your parents have to be a citizen already.

 They do offer citizenship after a five year stint of living there. I believe that is completely fair. Also, if you are convicted of a felony before your five years are up, you are no longer eligible for citizenship.

I think this is a great policy. I do believe a language test is the best route for the US though. The US is a big country. There may be little pockets with certain ethnic groups dominating the area, but for the most part English is the dominant language and will need to be known to get a decent job. I know that their are outliers to this statement.

I know I will get some heat for saying that the fourteenth amendment is not in the best interest of the US and her citizens. If we did not have a welfare state, like back when the country was founded, this amendment would be perfectly fine. That being said, most of the people who are against this amendment changing, are liberal and say that this is discrimination.
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http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/sweden-restrictive-immigration-policy-and-multiculturalism

Hope this was interesting! I look forward to hearing everyones opinions!

The Nuke Cow