America the Beautiful, by Dr. Ben Carson, M.D. : on Immigration
Ben Carson:
Overwhelming majority want the southern border secured
The overwhelming majority of Americans want the southern borders of our country secured and our immigration laws enforced, but several administrations recently have been unwilling to get tough on this issue because they do not want to alienate a
large voting block of Latinos. This is yet another area where our government's leadership and the wishes of many of the people diverge and the people are being ignored.
Source: America the Beautiful, by Ben Carson, p. 39
Jan 24, 2012
Ben Carson:
Deportation is moral low road; create guest worker program
Is it moral for us, for example, to take advantage of cheap labor from illegal immigrants while denying them citizenship? I'm sure you can tell from the way I phrased the question that I believe we have taken the moral low road on this issue.
Some segments of our economy would virtually collapse without these undocumented workers--we all know that--yet we continue to harass and deport many individuals who are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their families.
Is there a way to apply logic to this issue and arrive at an intelligent solution?All we have to do is look to our northern neighbor, Canada.
They have a guest worker program, which allows people to enter the country as officially recognized guest workers who pay taxes, receive benefits, and are able to come and go as they please without infringing on anyone else's rights.
Source: America the Beautiful, by Ben Carson, p.102
Jan 24, 2012
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