Regulating Immigration

November16, 2005.

Regulating Immigration

Recent happenings in France should serve as a warning to all the countries accepting immigrants. If they do so for a humanitarian cause, they may bear in mind that “no good deed ever goes unpunished”.

Human mind is slow in accepting a change. Immigration demands a change on the part of immigrants as well as for the host population. Both successful and unsuccessful immigrants come in conflict with the host population.

Successful immigrants believe that their success is entirely due to their own effort and feel grateful to their respective religious Gods. They ignore to give any credit to the system of facilities provided by the host country. They still carry some grudges of “discrimination”. They do not realize that every nation at any point in time stands on the shoulders of its preceding generations, and, somewhat preferential treatment for the local population may be considered their inherent right. Conflict of values also arises as the successful immigrants impose their value system, with their newly acquired money power, disproportionately higher than their numbers.

Unsuccessful immigrants, who are essentially uneducated and not dedicated to constructive life, either go on welfare as their right or become professional criminals. In each case, they are in conflict with the society. Eventually, they become an unbearable burden both culturally and economically. Their off spring continues to multiply this burden.

Appeasement policies of democratic governments with a constant focus on the voting blocs are not successful. They assure leadership failure and are unable to deliver what is best for the nation.

I recommend consideration of the following points in establishing policies and programs for immigrants.

1. A program may be established to assimilate the immigrants by developing required courses for immigrants. Policies may be adopted that maximize the influence of the national values and culture on immigrants and restricts the negative aspects of their values and culture on the local population.

2. First generation immigrants may not be eligible for citizenship

3. After two years, each immigrant may be required to pass the test of fluency in reading, writing, and speaking the national language at the cost of termination of the immigration status.

4. Immigrant’s children may be eligible for citizenship at the age of 18, on the condition that both parents and the child prove a sound moral character.

5. Terminate the immigration status of an immigrant on the very first felony conviction.

6. The immigrants who have not been successfully assimilated may be given an option to go back to their native land with a reasonable settlement allowance not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

7. Children of visitors or immigrants born in this country may no longer have the right to automatic eligibility for citizenship.

8. Immigrants may not be allowed to send more than ten per cent of their annual income to outside countries.

9. The number of immigrants accepted annually may not exceed one percent of the national population.

10. No immigrant may be allowed participation in politics at local, state , or national level.