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Los Angeles County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
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Immigration Reform

By Michael J. Manzo

Candidate for United States Representative; District 38; Democratic Party

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Mike Manzo's Three-Point Plan for Immigration Control: Working for Sound Immigration Policy.
The United States has lost control over its immigration policy. Over one million persons enter our nation illegally each year and we have antiquated and error-prone systems for knowing who our legal visitors are and for enforcing their visa time limits. Every poll in the 38th District shows that over 75% of citizens support border security and strict enforcement of our immigration laws. They want our immigration policies fixed. Here is my Three-point plan for achieving control of our borders and enforcing sensible immigration policies.

1. Secure our Nation's Borders

  • Increase Border Patrol manpower from the present 11,500 to 20,000 (HR 3534).
  • Use the U.S. Military until the Border Patrol reaches that manpower level (HR 277).
  • Accelerate the use of new technology and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to identify and help apprehend smugglers and trespassers.
  • Double the capacity of the detention centers for apprehended trespassers.
  • End the "catch and release" policy by instituting fines and jail time for repeat offenders.
  • Require stiff prison sentences for convicted "coyotes" and felons who return to the U.S. after deportation.
  • Accelerate the implementation of the "USVISIT" biometric identifier program for all foreign nationals entering the country through our ports of entry.

2. Improve "Interior Enforcement" of Immigration Laws
  • Provide adequate resources to the "Detention and Removal" branch of the Bureau of Customs and Immigration Enforcement (BICE) to allow apprehension and removal of all criminal aliens.
  • Enact the "CLEAR" Act (HR 2671) to give local law enforcement incentives and reimbursements for participating in immigration law enforcement.
  • Establish stiff fines and tax penalties for employers who violate the law by hiring illegal aliens, and devote adequate resources to identify and prosecute those employers.

3. Remove Incentives for Illegal Immigration
  • Employers who hire illegal aliens should face stiff fines and tax penalties (see#2 above).
  • Federal and State agencies should be prohibited from recognizing the Mexican Government's "Matricula Consular" ID card.
  • States that grant driver's licenses to illegal aliens should suffer loss of federal highway funds. ˇChildren born to illegal aliens should not be given citizenship status (HR 1567).
  • Federal court rulings and other policies that require health and educational services to illegal aliens should be overturned.

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