immigration reform ideas

1. Austin Tyree
Immigration
Immigration is a subject that should not be taken lightly. There are over twenty million
immigrants in the United States currently and that number is growing daily. There are many
ideas circulating around the country on how to control this problem but no one seems to want to
push the issue. I will quickly give my idea on how to reform immigration in this country. I would
change the ideas that Americans have about immigrants from illegal aliens to recruits. This idea
was given to me by Jim Manzi and it is not a terrible idea. If America changes its view of
immigrants from illegal to recruits then it will shift the mindset that they have about the issue. If
immigrants came to the United States as recruits then they are thought of as friends and not
enemies. This would cause many of them to attempt to come out of hiding and state that they
have recently moved to the United States and wish to be recruited. There would obviously have
to be stipulations. There would have to background checks and many others. I am not sure about
every stipulation that there would need to be but it would need to be enough to convince current
Americans that these immigrants are their friends. These are people that are wishing to further
their lives in the land of freedom. Although this is an idea that would upset many it also has the
potential to be a great idea. If you would like more information on this reform of the current
view of immigrants by Americans then look into Jim Manzi’s reform strategies.