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As things currently stand, there are no real winners in the current status regarding illegal aliens. This is true of the businesses that want cheap labor, the illegal aliens, the citizens, the various government entities, and all business in general.

FIXING THE SYSTEM

A mechanism must be provided to insure a supply of labor where needed. The government has proven that it cannot handle the task of registering millions of people as was shown with the passport fiasco. With between twelve and twenty million illegal aliens in America, we do not have the ability to rapidly deport, register, incarcerate, or, in troubled times like these, employ these people. To handle the job the government need to turn to employment agencies. The employment agencies that wish to participate could be licensed to register the aliens and give them temporary workers permits. The cost to an employer would be higher than hiring a citizen, but if what they need is labor, the employer would have a safe source for employees where there are no citizens available.

The employment agencies would be responsible for the health insurance for the workers, health certificate, criminal background check in their homeland and in the United States, transportation to the United States, and tuition for the workers children should they come with the worker.

Tough criminal and civil penalties against employers of illegal aliens, those foreign aliens who continue to come in illegally, and employment agencies who do not comply with the new laws and regulations must be implemented. Without these and strict enforcement thereof, the program will not work.

This does not address penalties against illegal aliens currently in the country or anchor babies. I think these should be addressed, but in a form that gets the main provisions approved. It also doesn't address a wall along the border. But, if the flow of illegal aliens is vastly reduced, we may not need a wall. Once again this can be part of the negotiation to get the law passed.

BENEFITS

1. Healthcare: The cost of healthcare should see a significant drop as a result of fewer non-paying patients go to the emergency rooms. This should reduce the cost of insurance and make insurance more affordable for everyone. The cost to the State for the SCHIP program will be reduced as would the cost for County Hospitals.

2. CRIME: Crime throughout the country would decrease. This makes America much safer and a much more enjoyable place to live. It also reduces the cost of prisons, jails, and law enforcement officers. The court cases would be reduced and the support costs reduced.

3. Education: Education for our children would improve dramatically our education system as we "smart up" rather than "dumb down". This means our citizen workers will be much more qualified workers. The working conditions for teachers would also be improved. More money would be available to the schools without having to increase actual dollars to the schools.

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