Now is the Time to Get Serious About Immigration Reform

Immigration Reform Now is the time to get serious about immigration reform with a total re-thinking.
For the sake of national security, immigration needs to slow to a trickle until a new system is implemented.
We must secure our borders by doing whatever it takes.
If troops need to be deployed on the borders, so be it.
Being politically correct is no longer working as Americans are growing weary of the problems caused by illegal aliens.
We are also tired of being the world's "chumps".
We don't need any more economically challenged to support.
Enough is enough as our economy is in a deep recession.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" should be relegated to history and no longer applied.
The new Arizona law is a product of this frustration.
Many are up in arms over the racial profiling provisions but recent polls have shown that, otherwise, the bill has a lot of support.
What most people don't get is the mere publicity of the law has prompted many illegals to flee Arizona, not to Mexico but to other states.
The illegals can't take a chance by staying in Arizona.
This is selfish (and maybe brilliant) on Arizona's part but the other states can pass their own legislation.
The spineless congress is not going to do anything on a national level until at least next year as they don't want the issue to effect the fall elections.
One of the biggest issues to deal with is what to do with the millions of illegal aliens now in this country.
Most are decent, law-abiding people who came here for a better life.
I'm not comfortable though with granting blanket amnesty to those who have broken our laws.
It's also not fair to those who have applied to immigrate here legally.
On the other hand, would it be practical to deport 12+ million? The lack of some sort of path towards a visa to stay here with potential citizenship (with the requirement to learn English) would still force most illegals to remain anonymous.
It is a complicated situation that will require thought and compassion.
After all, most of us are the descendants of previous immigrants.
I'm not as cold-hearted as I may sound but overpopulation has the potential to destroy our planet which we don't need in the US.
We also need to stop the flow of potential terrorists and dangerous contraband from entering the country.
Who knows, the next group sneaking across the border may have a "suitcase" nuclear device.
Can we take that chance for the sake of being magnanimous to our downtrodden neighbors? I think not.
By Axel T.
Johnson