Lamar Alexander on Immigration
Immigration:
Legal immigrants are a national asset; illegal immigrants are a
problem that urgently needs solving. The problem is compounded because
we have immigration rules that aren't enforced, and a system for
securing our borders that doesn't work. Surely a country as
technologically sophisticated as ours should be able to secure the
borders and keep track of people who violate the terms of their visa.
If the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become too
bureaucratic to carry out the job, we should turn the job over to
someone who can. Until then, states such as California and Florida are
paying the cost of a failed federal program. Washington should be
picking up the tab.