Immigration

Question 1

Main Position

Answer 1

Policies must protect our borders first, but allow legal immigration of people who will benefit America.

United States immigration policy should first and foremost protect and benefit the country and its citizens as a whole. Our immigration system should bar entry to individuals that wish harm to our country, while also encouraging assimilation, upwards mobility, and self-reliance for those who immigrate legally.

Question 2

End Illegal Immigration

Answer 2

Ending illegal immigration by:

1. completion of the double-layered border fence
2. implementation of a biometric visa-tracking program at all ports of entry
3. mandatory E-verify use
4. explicit approval for states to enforce immigration law
5. ending catch-and-release and fixing loopholes in our refugee and asylum policies
6. ending magnets, such as unqualified birthright citizenship
7. elimination of loopholes by which immigrants receive federal benefits
8. enforcement of immigration law as Congress intended it

Question 3

Keeping out individuals who represent a security risk.

Answer 3

Keeping out individuals that represent a security risk by reforming refugee and asylum policies, the visa waiver program, and intense scrutiny on visas from volatile regions.

Question 4

Abolish Family based Entry for Merit Based

Answer 4

Focus on a smarter immigration policy – one that favors immigrants with skills that benefit the country as a whole, not just the corporate and political interests, and exercises prudence over individuals likely to become public wards. To achieve this goal, Congress should abolish the visa categories for extended family preference, which has allowed chain migration, and eliminate the diversity visa lottery, while ensuring that immigrants become a net tax-contributor instead of a net-recipient.