Immigration Reform

It's entirely clear to both political parties that America's immigration system is broken. Republicans tend to complain about the influx of illegal immigrants while Democrats tend to complain about the difficulty in receiving a citizenship. Whatever bipartisan immigration reform the senate drafts will need to deal with both of these concerns.

Yes, there are many people coming to America illegally, but to say President Obama allows this is insane. On a per monthly basis, the President has deported more illegal aliens than any other. President Obama is not weak on border security and these false allegations that he is need to stop,

That makes step one of immigration reform securing our borders because illegal immigration is a problem and a security issue. Step two is recognizing that we can't deport the millions of illegal aliens already here. Not only because it is challenging from a practical standpoint but also because a lot of these people came to America when they were young, went to high school, served in the army, or have established themselves in American life in another way. This path to citizenship must be rigorous and include background checks, payment of all back taxes, and all of the immigrants applying must go to the back of the line behind people wishing to immigrate legally. Step three is making legal immigration easier especially to those qualified to work in STEM jobs in which the US is clearly lacking.

There are many other steps that a comprehensive immigration reform package must include such as an employment verification system, but the three steps outlined above are the most essential and the most agreed upon (at least when put together).