A NO-AMNESTY IMMIGRATION PLAN

ON BEHALF OF LEGAL AMERICANS

If you agree with the statements made in this document, contact your Representatives in both the House and the Senate immediately.

Tell them this is the immigration plan you want, because it does not include amnesty---allowing illegal aliens to remain in our country while following a pathway to citizenship.
This plan can be found at the following website: http://www.unitedpatriotsofamerica.com/proposal

It is our understanding that before long, proposals on Comprehensive Immigration Reform are going to be introduced in both Houses of Congress. With the two political parties so far apart on this issue, we would like to propose a plan that we believe is not amnesty and would be a more effective and permanent solution to this problem.

The presence of illegal aliens in our country is having an enormous negative impact on the everyday lives of those of us who are here legally. Illegal immigration is a very serious matter because it involves very serious problems. Our plan addresses these problems, some of which include the following:

      1) Landlords offering dwellings to illegals when there is such a shortage of decent affordable housing for legals

      2) Groups of illegals occupying one dwelling, thereby making it more affordable for illegals to rent or own than legals

      3) Employers hiring illegals at sweatshop wages instead of legals, who might be willing and capable of doing these same jobs for a decent wage

      4) Illegals receiving health care at the expense of legals, who cannot afford health insurance and other health care costs for themselves and their families

      5) Illegals whose children are receiving an education at the expense of legals, who are paying high property taxes to educate their own children

      6) Questions regarding certain subjects being taught in our schools in deference to others that might be more relevant

      7) Legals paying rising college tuitions, while The Dream Act, if enacted, would enable illegals to receive a college education with possible financial aid while obtaining legal status

      8) Ten states supposedly accepting illegal aliens into their colleges and universities, thereby limiting the number of openings available to legals and denying them the right to a college education

      9) With the Social Security system in jeopardy, possibly allowing illegals to receive Social Security benefits after working in the United States illegally for only 18 months

      10) Legals working longer but lacking the necessary work credits and possibly being denied what might be their only source of income in their later years
 
      11) Illegals receiving public assistance, such as thousands of Homestead Rebate checks being issued by the New Jersey Division of Taxation to unqualified individuals, many being illegal aliens

      12) At least one well-known bank considering offering certain services, such as credit cards to illegals with different requirements than those expected from legals

      13) Illegals operating motor vehicles without proper documentation and not taking responsibility for their actions when accidents occur

      14) Incarcerating illegal aliens at the cost of billions of dollars to the American taxpayer

      15) Additional overcrowding of our residences, schools, medical facilities, and prisons which could have the following effects:
            a) in housing, a drain on the public utilities such as water, sewer, electric, and gas
            b) in schools, inadequate attention being given to the children of legals, and therefore, resulting in their poor performance
            c) in medical facilities, improper treatment for legals and facilities closing due to non-payment for services rendered
            d) in prisons, an increase in unsanitary and unhealthy conditions and releasing prisoners before terms have been served

      16) Finally, that some illegal aliens could actually be terrorists

It is problems like these that keep fueling the anger, the resentment, and the frustration that those of legal status feel when it comes to illegal immigration, and making these 12 million plus people legal will not solve these problems.

Up to this point, most of the sympathy seems to be for the illegal aliens. Special interest groups are putting pressure on members of government to accede to the "demands" of illegals. Where is the compassion for those of us who are here in the United States legally? While struggling to support themselves and their own families, legals have been supporting illegals financially for years. People with legal status in this country are looking to the Congress of the United States to uphold our existing immigration laws and protect our rights. The laws are there. The problem is they need to be clarified and enforced.

We believe the plan presented by Secretary Chertoff and Secretary Gutierrez will not work, and it will most certainly be viewed as amnesty. It will not work because the conditions of the plan being imposed on these illegals have little, if any, chance of ever being enforced, and the American people know this. It will be viewed as amnesty because there is no punishment involved but rather a reward of United States citizenship.
 
Two of the conditions of their plan require illegals to pay fines and back taxes. Expecting illegals to satisfy these conditions after receiving sweatshop wages paid by our own American employers, is neither fair nor feasible. A third condition stipulates that illegal aliens must learn English. Personally, we feel that everyone in this country should learn English, because it is the most widely spoken language in the United States. Where is the motivation, however, for some illegals to learn English when their language seems to have become a second language in our country? Another condition involves a pathway to citizenship for illegals, requiring that they wait in line behind those who have already started the legal process. One of the members of our own family is an immigrant, who like so many other immigrants, waited years to become a legal naturalized American citizen. Allowing illegals to remain in our country without following the same legal process that all immigrants before them had to, is an injustice to those who did it the "hard" way and the "right" way. To offer the ultimate reward of United States citizenship to those individuals who have violated our laws, goes against everything our country is supposed to represent. When we start permitting people who are entering our country to break our laws, we are no longer a nation of laws. Some of the questions that need to be answered regarding the conditions stated above are the following: 1) Who will enforce them? 2) How will they be enforced? 3) Who will fund them? and 4) What will the consequences be for those who do not comply?

Then, there is the issue of a guest worker program. Senator Coburn posed a very important question by asking why we even need one with so many Americans unemployed who are simply looking for a decent wage. Furthermore, there are accusations being made by guest workers of mistreatment by employers sponsoring this program. Continuing a program that recruits unskilled labor for employers who could be both denying jobs to legal Americans and exploiting guest workers for the purpose of making profits would be wrong. Again, we ask, who will enforce this program? How will it be enforced? Who will fund this program? What will the consequences be for those who do not comply?

If the plan that was presented to you is implemented, we could very well find ourselves in a worse situation than when President Reagan granted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens in 1986. We should not repeat past mistakes, but rather insure that this time a permanent solution will be enacted.

Now, we would like to present our plan, which is comprised of 4 different phases with numerous steps.

PHASE I - SECURING OUR BORDERS AND PORTS

Step 1 - Continuing construction of the wall between our southern neighbor and California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

Step 2 - Filling in and closing at both ends, any existing tunnels
 
Step 3 - Implementing the technological equipment needed to monitor activity and to validate documentation at our borders and our ports

Step 4 - Allowing our nation's border patrol guards at all locations to be able to perform their duties without fear of reprisal

Step 5 - Organizing and empowering a brigade of National Guardsmen chosen from each state to assist the border patrol guards in the performance of their duties

Step 6 - Preventing truckers coming from Mexico into the United States from traveling freely on our highways, which could result in the following:
             a) allowing our country to become more vulnerable to terrorism
             b) an increase in drug trafficking
             c) transporting even more illegal aliens into our country
             d) an increase in accidents due to their unfamiliarity with our highways

Step 7 - Enacting legislation approved by the American people and Congress to prevent the implementation of The Security and Prosperity Partnership Program
This Program would allow the merging of the United States, Mexico, and Canada to form The North American Union, which could produce the following effects:
             a) the threat to our national security
             b) the surrender of our nation's sovereignty
             c) the loss of our country's individuality

PHASE II - RETURNING VOLUNTARILY

Step 1 - With the approval of the American people and Congress, allowing a grace period of a specified number of days (e.g., 90 days) for non-incarcerated illegal aliens to return voluntarily to their respective countries

Step 2 - Using various forms of telecommunication and publication (television, radio, internet, and newspapers, etc.) to inform these illegal aliens in the appropriate languages about this grace period

Step 3 - Some of the benefits of returning voluntarily would be as follows:
              a) no questions asked
              b) no prosecution and/or imprisonment
              c) no criminal record
              d) no payment of fines and/or back taxes
              e) no fear of being found and returned involuntarily
 
The reward for returning to one's own country voluntarily would be the possibility of applying for legal status in the United States in the future.

Allowing these people to return voluntarily, enables them to accept "responsibility" for breaking our laws and to face the "consequences" of their actions.

PHASE III - RETURNING INVOLUNTARILY

Step 1 - Forming a Task Force in each State, which would oversee activities related to the apprehension and removal of illegal aliens by local and county law enforcement throughout that state

Step 2 - Empowering local, county, and state law enforcement with the same authority that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel have

Step 3 - Training local, county, and state law enforcement in the proper legal procedures for apprehending and holding illegal aliens

Step 4 - Supplying local, county, and state law enforcement with the appropriate equipment to determine the validity of documentation

Step 5 - Establishing hotline numbers in local police departments for people to call anonymously and report information regarding the whereabouts of illegal aliens

Step 6 - Responding to the above information and then distinguishing between those aliens who are legal and those who are not by verifying that the documentation being presented is valid - Interpreters might be needed

Step 7 - Detaining only the illegal aliens in holding cells, where legal counsel would be accessible to them (Perhaps, those groups supporting illegal immigration would be willing to work pro bono on their behalf)

Step 8 - Holding hearings, if necessary, at which time some might be released and some detained

Step 9 - Transporting the detainees to a detention center in each County Seat

Step 10- Returning the illegal aliens involuntarily without delay to their respective countries with the co-operative efforts of both State and Federal (ICE) authorities
 
There would be no prosecution and/or imprisonment, no criminal record, and no payment of fines and/or back taxes. However, before departing, each of these illegal aliens would be required to submit his/her name, a photograph, and fingerprints, all of which would be kept on file indefinitely to prevent re-entry.

The punishment for not returning voluntarily to their respective countries would be denial of any future legal re-entry to the United States.

PHASE IV - RETURNING INVOLUNTARILY - INCARCERATED ILLEGAL ALIENS

Step 1 - During the grace period mentioned in Phase II, begin the process of involuntarily returning all incarcerated illegal aliens to their respective countries

Before returning, all illegal aliens, who have family members with legal status in the United States, would decide with their family members which members would leave and which ones would remain.

If there are laws prohibiting the implementation of any part of Phases I through IV, legislation sanctioning it could be enacted with the consent of the American people and Congress.

Now, we are going to pose the same questions with regards to our plan that were asked of the plan presented by Secretary Chertoff and Secretary Gutierrez.

Who will enforce it?
Having been given the authority, the training, the equipment, and the information needed, it would be enforced by local, county, state, and Federal law enforcement.

How will it be enforced?
It would be enforced in the following 2 ways:
a) legally, by upholding our existing immigration laws and/or enacting new legislation
b) procedurally, by implementing the steps mentioned in Phases I through IV

Who will fund it?
It would be funded in the following ways:
a) by prisoners in jails closest to the border in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, who have committed only minor offenses
b) by employers who have been hiring illegal aliens
c) by landlords who have been housing illegal aliens
d) by American taxpayers

With the proper supervision, prisoners, on a voluntary basis, could be utilized to minimize the labor cost of constructing the wall and filling in the tunnels in exchange for a shorter prison sentence.
For violating our laws, employers and landlords would pay heavy fines based on the number of illegals having been employed and housed and the length of time employers and landlords have been hiring and housing them.
 
Employers and landlords who fail to pay these fines within a set time period would face imprisonment. Most of the financial burden for funding our plan would fall on the employers and landlords, with the American people contributing the least.

What will the consequences be for those who do not comply?
This question only pertains to Phase III where the consequences for those who do not comply are stated in detail step by step.

Last, but not least, we would like to discuss the practice of granting U.S. citizenship to babies born to illegal aliens on U.S. soil. Proponents of this issue have been using the 14th Amendment of our Constitution to justify this. Previously, this Amendment was very explicit regarding who is entitled to United States citizenship. However, on December 1, 1981, Plyler vs. Doe, a case concerning whether or not to educate the children of illegal aliens in Tyler, Texas was argued before the Supreme Court. On June 15, 1982, the Court ruled by a majority vote of 5 to 4 that "illegal immigrants are within the jurisdiction of states in which they reside". The Court further ruled that "no plausible distinction with respect to the 14th Amendment could be drawn between resident aliens who entered the United States lawfully and those who entered unlawfully".

We do not understand the Court's ruling when the 14th Amendment states, "children born to aliens who are lawfully inside the United States, resident or visitor, with the intention of amicably interacting with its people and obeying its laws are considered explicitly to be citizens of the United States". How, then, is it possible for people entering our country illegally to have jurisdiction in any state in the United States? When the highest Court in our country rules that there is no distinction to be made between those individuals who enter the United States lawfully and those who enter unlawfully, the rule of law ceases to exist. If there is no difference between legal and illegal alien status, why is everyone of legal status expected to obey our laws, pay taxes, and financially support our education, public assistance, and health care systems, when illegals are not? We believe the Court's ruling is confusing, contradictory, and discriminates against those of us with legal status in this country. When our country begins to reject its own laws to yield to the social ills of illegal aliens, the result is a nation in chaos and crisis.

During the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the question was posed as to whether or not it would be possible to remove all of the illegal aliens who are presently in our country. Secretary Chertoff's response was that it would be a gargantuan task, but he did not say that it would be impossible. It appears that any remedy that is proposed at this point would be a gargantuan task.

We believe that illegal immigration would be handled much more efficiently and effectively by each state with Federal co-operation, as stated in our plan, thereby allowing Homeland Security to concentrate on issues of National Security.
 
Our plan would also be less costly and less time consuming, simply because it leads to a permanent solution. Another positive aspect would be that the burden of solving this massive problem would finally rest with the individuals (employers, landlords, and illegal aliens) responsible for creating it in the first place. Holding these people accountable would bring relief to hard working legal Americans who have been suffering the social and financial injustices of illegal immigration far too long. Allowing all of these illegal aliens to remain here and pursue a pathway to citizenship (amnesty) would only serve to produce even more antagonism from legal Americans. Our plan, on the other hand, would prove to the American people that our government's priority is their national security and adherence to our laws. Let us remember, individuals entering our country illegally know they are breaking our laws. If they choose to have children and/or bring in other family members (chain migration), the responsibility and consequences for their actions should be theirs.

By following our plan, our government would be able to regulate the number and ethnicity of legal immigrants coming into the United States. These quotas would be based on our economic need (skilled and unskilled workers) and projections as to how many immigrants we can afford to have from an overpopulation standpoint. Being selective regarding whom and how many legal immigrants we would allow to enter our country is not being racist or prejudiced, as some would have others believe. It is the obligation of our nation, first and foremost, to do what is best for the people who are legally here. If we eliminate the reasons (jobs, housing, education, medical care, public assistance, etc.) why so many illegal aliens come to this country, the flow of illegals into our country would most likely stop, and those already here would most likely leave. By doing so, our children and grandchildren would hopefully not find themselves facing the same crisis we have now.

Written By 2 Concerned U.S. American Citizens
3/22/07

The information in this document was drawn from various sources, such as television, the internet, newspapers, and our own personal experiences.

Copies of this document are also being sent to several members of Congress, as well as other interested parties.

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