The Duty We Owe One Another

I possess deep respect and compassion for those who wish to take a chance on a better life in our great nation. I deeply identify with the Hispanic Struggle in particular due to my fluency in Spanish and reflection that it bears so similarly with that of my own Irish ancestors. I understand the material advantage that exists from life in America and sympathize with the purpose of those who take the risk of immigration, even with the full knowledge of doing so illegally. I enjoy the fact that America exists as a beacon for those looking to work hard in pursuit of greater freedom. Sadly, I have witnessed longstanding lapses and legislation allow loopholes all my life. I humbly ask the reader: Who gets rich off mass migration? This is not an attempt to point the finger at the poor, as I have previously tried to establish. Clearly migrants become marginally wealthier, and I am totally glad for them. I have always respected hustle. But who else? Is it people like you or me, or is it people like or is it people like Jeff Bezos? Is it the American engineer whose salary has been lowered or lost due to outsourcing from within his own country, or is it the contractor at the behemoth construction company now with quiet access to indentured servitude? I have been on massive construction sites on which my small team and superintendent were the only individuals present with proficiency in the English language. Direct conversation with a small sample of this workforce has led me to deduce that a large portion of these laborers have little experience with American culture and American-Spanish slang. I have witnessed several instances in which corporate chains used their advantages to muscle out smalltown corner stores to then be operationally supported by employees originating externally to the community. I am very personally aware of a small business within the Twin Cities Metro that has opted to fill its general manager position via an H-1B Visa rather than a diploma from the University of Minnesota. I fully understand the rationale of both the migrant worker and American businessman in these instances, but it is evident that our immigration policy has been exploited to the detriment of my fellow Americans, both old and new. I believe businesses must be financially incentivized to hire from within a local radius. I believe our immigration policy has enabled powerful entities to profit on behalf of those who enabled the advantages that America affords, while exploiting the labor of those they bring in. I humbly propose, in the name of Christian forgiveness, that we halt all inflow of new people and enact a 10-year equilibration period in which all noncitizens otherwise caught in violation of the law are subject to deportation. This does not provide amnesty for noncitizens residing in the U.S. already in violation of crimes in this nation or abroad. Noncitizens are not to be permitted to send wages earned in this nation to another nor should they reap the benefits of social welfare programs devised in order to benefit taxpaying citizens. As it stands, even now we possess sufficient resources and human potential to right the ship, but a period of stabilization in this moment is wholly necessary. I believe this to be a pragmatic solution that aims to incorporate both human compassion and legal justice. The day this problem is finally firmly resolved will be a happy day of remembrance throughout the annals of American History.
Let's Make It Worth Remembering. 
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