"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Immigration in America.  A very touchy subject. This is my first post on immigration, but I doubt it will be my last. According to the Department of Homeland Security, in 2012 alone 757,434 people became were naturalized and became legal U.S. citizens. But the problem we have now is with t Illegal immigrants, the majority of which come from Mexico looking for job opportunities,  and sometimes just government benefits (hard to believe, right?).

Our borders need to be kept in check. We had roughly 11 million illegal immigrants enter the USA in 2010, taking jobs from hardworking Americans and getting benefits that only citizens are entitled to, all the while not paying taxes or helping society. So am I saying I'm against immigration? No. But we need legal immigrants who have had background checks and have gone through the proper process of becoming a citizen.

So I am going to lay out the plan Sen. Marco Rubio laid out to deal with our illegal immigration crises, with a few choice modifications.

First, I would secure our border with Mexico. Do whatever it takes to ramp up security. Build an electric fence. Place men with machines guns along the border. Pull Chuck Norris out of retirement and get him to kick their tails back into Mexico. Whatever works. But make sure that we know who gets in, and make sure they get in legally.

Second, set up a system to allow illegal immigrants become legal, overtime. sat it up for illegals to turn themselves in and make them pay a penalty and make them start paying income tax. Make sure they learn to speak English. Allow them to continue living and working in the U.S. but WITHOUT  any government programs or benefits. after ten years they can become a naturalized citizen assuming they haven't broken any major laws. This plan allows those who are applying for legal immigration already keep their place in line and not be moved to the back as many on the Left would have us do.

Our nation was built on immigrants, and I want immigration to thrive. But immigrants should pay taxes just like the rest of us, and make an attempt to come here legally. Not just hop a fence or grab a boat over the border on a whim. We need a safe and secure country and a secure border is just one step toward protecting our interests.

The Left doesn't want to do a whole lot about the illegals. Most of the votes from illegals goes to Liberal candidates (even though they aren't supposed to vote). Liberals have made it so that it is hard to deport illegals, or to even find them. Despite what Liberals want, it is obvious to most Americans that something needs to be done.

Here's the link to Marco Rubio's own description of his plan without my personal spin on it. Hopefully our elected officials will see that they need to stop with the petty bickering and do what's right for America. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/04/23/immigration-will-continue-to-benefit-all-americans/