However, when talking about what to do with the 10 million illegal immigrants that are already here, this is more complex. Kennedy's solution of having each pay $3,000 and they can stay for the rest of their lives actually is probably the least costly in the long run. Now that they have TIN numbers and can pay taxes, they would be contributing to the country and we would not have the expense of finding all these people and deporting them! They way Governor Romney spoke , it sounded like we would have some kind of a bill where we would review each case individually to decide if and when each person would be asked to return to their country.
This could be a very costly process. I have a friend who went for her food stamp reevaluation which is a relatively simple process, and it took 3 hours to be seen and to complete the process.
If every immigrant had to be reviewed for one hour, by one person who was paid $1.00 an hour, that would cost $10 million dollars and we know you would need a larger staff for more money, in addition to the expense of deporting these people. Then, as Governor Romney pointed out in a previous speech, UPS has a better system of tracking packages than we do of tracking immigrants!
I understand the concerns that many people have about this problem, but I didn't really hear a viable solution from any candidate. Fining employers who don't comply with regulations makes no sense since these immigrants are allowed to have TIN numbers and pay taxes now. They will never be able to keep track of all "under the table" jobs.
I have no real answers, but it doesn't seem as if anyone else does either!
Would be interested to hear your comments or suggestions. What candidate do you think has the best plan or what plan do you think is the most viable?
Lady of Light
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