What should our border/migrant stance be?

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35. Create a task force comprised of serious, knowledgeable adults

Their task would be to come up with real solutions for the people who are already in this country and living and working as undocumented, and the people who are currently at the border or headed towards the border.

I think public outreach within the countries that people are coming from is important. Educate the public in those countries on the procedure for legally immigrating into the US and other countries (in the absence of a true emergency/ humanitarian crisis). Walking with hundreds of other people for thousands of miles is not safe and it would be a waste of time. Don't do it.

Review and revise our refugee protocols. Look into how the US can address humanitarian crises in various countries that are leading to large numbers of people fleeing. Hell, that might need to be its own task force of people whose only job is to follow what's going on in those countries and get ahead of mass exodus events.

In my opinion, if we close our borders we'll end up like the other countries where there won't be enough people to support the elderly in a few decades. So having new people will be a good thing, especially people who are still interested in having kids.

I'm not advocating for open borders, but I am advocating for a fast and orderly process at our border that will make it easier to process large numbers of people to quickly determine in a fair manner who stays and who goes.

There are some States and private industries where workers are desperately needed. That's where the private sector could potentially play a role. Vetted companies (large and small) submit their programs ahead of time and sponsor immigrants for various jobs around the United States, especially in low population States. Companies wishing to take part would pay a progressive tax which would pay for border administration employees who connect eligible workers to employers. Employers then arrange for transportation and housing. Workers can bring their families after 5 years.

Again, there would have to be a lot of government oversight to make sure that the situation doesn't spiral into indentured servitude or some other craziness. Immigrants would need to be told their rights ahead of time and have contact information for who they can call for help if their employer doesn't follow the rules.