Thursday, May 10, 2007

Six Fundamentals for Immigration Reform

RedState has this post discussing a briefing on Capitol Hill and a paper from the Heritage Foundation on immigration reform. Here are the six principals that Sen. Jim DeMint and Jeff Sessions will pursue:
1) America's immigration system must be a national strength and not a strategic vulnerability.
2) The rule of law requires the fair, firm, and consistent enforcement of the law, and immigration is no exception.
3) Those who enter, remain in, and work in the country illegally are in ongoing and exten­sive violation of our immigration laws.
4) Each nation has the responsibility— and obligation—to determine its own conditions for immigration, naturalization, and citizenship.
5) Immigration policy should be a fiscal and economic benefit not only for immigrants, but also for the nation as a whole.
6) A temporary worker program must be temporary, market-oriented, and feasible.
I am not sure about the reasoning behind point 4, but the others make sense to me.

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