Issue Position: Immigration

Issue Position

America is a sovereign nation and her borders should be protected unconditionally but at the same time, we need to consider why so many Latin Americans are coming to our nation in the first place and why they are staying. One of the primary reasons undocumented workers are coming here in droves is due to an unbalanced free trade policy that puts them at a financial disadvantage. Addressing this situation head on will require revamping our free trade policy to make it fair for all workers whether they are from America or Latin America.

Unfair trade policies have driven countless workers in Latin America into abject poverty and in turn driving them to the United States to survive. Therefore, with new trade policies geared towards protecting workers will remove the dire decision of bypassing our immigration laws and in turn they will emigrate here by choice much like our ancestors did in the past.

Secondly, many employers continually hire and exploit undocumented workers in order to pay less taxes. The end result of this is wages being driven down, which creates a dual situation where hardworking Americans are hurt as well as undocumented workers being exploited. It will be my stance to penalize any employer who knowingly hires and exploits undocumented workers. This will offer an opportunity to secure proper documentation in order to work with appropriate protection of the law. Providing both the immigrant and the American worker with equal access to decent wages will produce much needed unity to strive for a better future.

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