Posted by
Da Coyote on Friday, June 01, 2007 8:32:49 AM
The solution to our illegal alien problem isn't a path to citizenship. It isn't new immigration legislation. It's not even a wall. It's these simple four steps:
#1. Repeal the Federal Income Taxes in favor of a Federal Consumption Tax.
Our unwanted guests, by and large, don't pay taxes. And if this new immigration bill passes, or fails, they, by and large, still won't pay taxes. I live in Oregon. We have a state income tax. Washington, just north of us, is forbidden an income tax by their constitution so they have a sales tax. Do people in Washington drive to Oregon to make purchases in order to avoid, or more accurately, evade the Washington Sales Tax? You betcha! A Federal Consumption Tax will tax both the legal and the illegal equally. We're all about equality, yes?
#2. Phase out Social Security, Welfare, Medicare, Food Stamps, subsidized housing and all other "get money free" from the government programs that draws the vast majority of illegal aliens to America in the first place. Think about it. America and Mexico have been bordering nations since before the telephone. But our illegal alien problem didn't surface until the mid 20th and didn't really get out of hand until the later half of the 20th. What changed from the 19th century to the 20th century to encourage the run for the border? First there came Social Security, then the "war on poverty", and lets not forget the so-called 'Earned' Income Credit.
#3. Require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.
I know this sounds like a major "Duh!" but here in Oregon it's a simple matter of collecting a card found at any post office and checking the box that affirms you are a citizen for you to register for the vote. I have never in my life even been verbally asked if I am a citizen much less to prove it with documentation. Illegals voting only allows the problem to accelerate. Take a look at California.
#4. Repeal the minimum wage.
Illegal aliens work for less than the minimum wage when they can't get a better job but the fact of the matter is most come to America for more money. If the minimum wage was $0.00 then they'd be faced with having to compete with legal immigrants and native Americans in all employment opportunities. Couple this with actually having to pay taxes and not getting free 'benefits' from the government and you'll see the Latin Invasion come to a trickle in no time at all.
Of course I realize the chances of this happening are as likely as Ron Paul being elected President, so I have alternate plan to solve our illegal alien problem:
Invade and conquer Mexico.
Why not? How do you think we got California and Arizona in the first place (and Texas, and...)? If we just finnish the job and conquer the whole country we can reduce the length of our southern border considerably and make them all citizens all at once. Then the oil and natural resources, not to mention a large population of willing labor, can be put to productive use rather than languishing under a pseudo-socialist regime.
Besides, it's not like we haven't done it before. Anyone remember the Confederate States of America?