Transitional Border Towns - A NEW Immigration Idea

To illegaly cross the U.S. / Mexican Border you must cross a dry, dangerous dessert, elude border patrol, and sometimes climb razor topped barb wire with only the clothes on your back- all for the chance to get into The United States. While there IS a major criminal element that must be stopped, the majority of these Border crossers want nothing more than a shot at a better life for themselves and their family.Instead of closing more of the border why not INCREASE the number of openings in the form of Transitional Border Towns (TBT). A Transitional Border Town would consist of an enclosed and guarded "town" run by the U.S. border patrol inside our borders. Every person crossing at a non-regular border into a TBT will be photographed and initally ID'd. Afterwards they 'll be sent to dormitory-type housing and offered basic nourishment and medical care if necessary. From there a crosser has 2 WEEKS to either find some assigned work, begin a citizenship path or immediately be returned back across the border in regular plane flights deep into Mexico.

   Alright, you got the basic idea. I'm sure your next question is "Who's gonna pay for all of this? That's the beautiful part of this plan. This will be paid fore jointly between the U.S. government and the farms and corporations looking to cheaply employee these people. In return for partially funding the town, the companies get to hire at a rate lower than U.S. minimum wage for an assigned period of  no more than 6 months. For that 6 months the farm or company is "responsible" for their employee. If they leave the job (or need to be fired) the company HAS to report it back to Border Patrol, or the Crosser could return to a TBT. At the end of 6 months either the guest worker status of the Crosser can expire/ be renewed/ or the Crosser could become a citizen, elegillble for federal benifets and minimum wage and above.

Transitional Border Towns CAN work both ways. The Illegals already in the country are constantly looking over their shoulders for ICE agents, afraid of getting caught but willing to take the chance. In TBTs they won't have to worry. They can enter and get in line with new border crossers and be on exactly the same footing as long as they agree to the same restrictions. This plan is a border crossing and immigration fixer all in one! Additionally, qualified (possible college educated!) longtime U.S. Resident Illegals can be given positions as Transition Helpers in areas such as language training, US Laws and "regular" American culture.

One more thing. Building, staffing and maintaining Transitional Border Towns will provide a LOT of jobs. Good paying jobs.  AMERICAN JOBS. For US citizens only

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