Immigration Laws....

They need to change. I am not talking so much about the laws letting people into the country, but the laws getting people to leave the country. It is absolute insanity to have to jump through so many hoops to remove people from the U.S. To have to go in front of a judge, in some cases, makes no sense. I am a long way from anti-immigration, but unless Congress makes changes, nothing will solve this problem.

If someone is here illegally, Border Patrol or ICE should be able to pick them up and arrange transport to what ever border they crossed. If they came in through Mexico, that is where they go, If they came through Canada, that is where they go. Anything short of this goal just makes it unworkable. A court once held that when in country, illegal aliens are provided with the protection of the Constitution. Congress needs to change that, and all I mean is the removal requirements.

As for the laws regarding entry, there should be three types of visas, Business, Pleasure, and Other and we can fill in the blanks for Other. If we say yes they can enter, if we say no, they can't. If we change our mind while they are here, they have to go.

Immigration law is complex, that needs to change and Congress has the ability to fix it. They just don't seem to have the desire to do more than talk about it on television.

On another somewhat related front, it looks like the move to generalists is being tempered somewhat. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of many positive moves within the border agency.

BT