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I believe it is extremely important that we know who is in this country. We cannot just deport all illegal immigrants but we also cannot just give them a free pass. I suggest along with stronger border security, and employer fines and monitoring of illegal hiring that we also allow illegal immigrants a chance to be here legally so they are no longer hiding in the shadows. They will need an incentive to come out of those shadows though. I suggest a 6-9 month registration period where all illegal immigrants currently here must register with the government and get an employee # so that they can legally work here and increase our tax revenue. They should not be fined because many of these families are poor as it is and it would only be a deterrent to registering. The "Price" for becoming legal in America should be, not being allowed to vote in any election ever, be required to learn English, and limited public aid would be available to them. After the 6-9 month registration period any illegal immigrant not registered and caught could be deported. Any one who wants to legally work, live and raise a family here should not be opposed to registering. Families would stay together, tax revenue would increase with all the new taxpayers, maybe they wouldn't have to stand on street corners waiting for that next cash job to come along. Being registered would allow them to contribute to the community and we would have a better handle on who is in this country.
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