Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I have this idea. My Grandpa tells me of the depression and how that alot of people went to work in the CC camps. From what he has told me it was a government ran group that went out and did general labor work to provide jobs and income, all the while making America a better place. It was set up like a camp, you traveled, had duties and responsibilities, lived in a barracks type environment. You were paid and educated all in the same. He is very proud of this work he did even today, often stopping and pointing out projects that him and his crew worked on. This is a man who has accomplished alot, yet the simple things he did "for his country" as a boy give him a great sense of pride still.
Right now the big deal is "close the borders!".
How about this. Everyone that enters this great country is put into a new work program. It last 1 year. You work doing jobs like painting government buildings, cleaning parking lots, planting trees, picking up parks, cleaning county ditches, cleaning waterways, beaches and ponds etc. Everyone works according to their abilities. The woman can do inside cleaning jobs, office help etc.
The 1 year you are involved in this, the INS monitors your progress. You are taught English classes in the evening and when work is slow. You are taught all the important historical moments and how they pertain to the United States. You learn about how the government works. Learn about the Presidents, learn the basics of operating a motor vehicle... you get the point.
Also during this 1 year period, you are paid minimum wage. All your money is put into a bank account for you through direct deposit and the account is monitored for the 1 year as well. You are taken through a background check once during start up, once at the 6 month point, and a final one before you graduate.
Once you graduate, you have money saved along with the financial skills and education needed to get by, and you are a better citizen than those who came before you.
End result is, America is kept clean and beautiful. Jobs are created. New immigrants are educated. The FBI gets the background checks they want. The new American citizen has a sense of ownership and pride now that never would have existed before. And, best of all you almost eliminate the illegal alien.
I think I will try to clean this up a little, and send a copy to my Congressman. You never know what might happen.
Right now the big deal is "close the borders!".
How about this. Everyone that enters this great country is put into a new work program. It last 1 year. You work doing jobs like painting government buildings, cleaning parking lots, planting trees, picking up parks, cleaning county ditches, cleaning waterways, beaches and ponds etc. Everyone works according to their abilities. The woman can do inside cleaning jobs, office help etc.
The 1 year you are involved in this, the INS monitors your progress. You are taught English classes in the evening and when work is slow. You are taught all the important historical moments and how they pertain to the United States. You learn about how the government works. Learn about the Presidents, learn the basics of operating a motor vehicle... you get the point.
Also during this 1 year period, you are paid minimum wage. All your money is put into a bank account for you through direct deposit and the account is monitored for the 1 year as well. You are taken through a background check once during start up, once at the 6 month point, and a final one before you graduate.
Once you graduate, you have money saved along with the financial skills and education needed to get by, and you are a better citizen than those who came before you.
End result is, America is kept clean and beautiful. Jobs are created. New immigrants are educated. The FBI gets the background checks they want. The new American citizen has a sense of ownership and pride now that never would have existed before. And, best of all you almost eliminate the illegal alien.
I think I will try to clean this up a little, and send a copy to my Congressman. You never know what might happen.
Maybe the "PC" crowd changed it?
