RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM
Immigration
We believe that God calls Nations to be discipled, which implies borders with national sovereignty, history, culture, and language. Our duty as a sovereign nation is to preserve the peace that God has given us, and it can only be sustained through righteousness. While we support immigration, illegal immigration is just that; illegal.
In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man’s becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American.
THE SOUTHERN BORDER
The Southern Border has become the epicenter of a political debacle. Along with all our borders, it is supposed to safeguard the sovereignty and safety of our nation. Having a functional immigration system to contain and monitor foreigners is not racist. We want to welcome guests, not chase intruders. There are laws already in the books that protect our citizens. We must enforce them.
KCP supports the wall’s completion, which was started under the Trump administration. Border walls have reduced illegal immigration in countries like Israel, Greece, Spain, and Norway. They are crucial in keeping control of immigration and preserving national security.
We also want specific measures reinstated and made permanent, such as processing immigration cases in Mexico. When using common sense in dealing with our Southern Border, cartels and sex trafficking rings are stripped of their power. In turn, this reduces crime and saves lives, notwithstanding any terrorists who want to use the Southern Border and its latest crisis to get into our country.
FIXING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Specific measures can be immediately implemented to curb illegal immigration and address the status of the more than 20 million people living in our country illegally. KCP supports tracking visas and e-verify to ensure visa overstays do not occur.
While we all want to see our dreams become a reality, “dreamers” (to use the politically correct rhetoric) are not meant to be rewarded for breaking our laws. We also understand that children should not pay for the sins of their parents. We believe there is a fair approach to dealing with children that have come to this country illegally because of their parents.
These children and their parents would have to have a clean record, learn to speak English, and know the history and values of our country. They would be required to pass an exam similar to those taken for citizenship to receive a five-year residence renewable upon completing a new test and maintaining an impeccable record. At that point, these new residents would obtain permanent legal status. They would be eligible to stay and work, but unless they were a minor under the age of 12 when entering the country illegally, they would not be able to become citizens. KCP believes that granting citizenship to children born in the US from illegal immigration can be beneficial in rectifying the breach caused by unlawful immigration in our nation. However, we do not support the abuse of our 14th Amendment, which was meant to naturalize slaves. Using this blood-bought Amendment to have “anchor” babies should be a punishable crime.
LEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM
It should not take 20 years for law-abiding immigrants to become lawful American residents and citizens. Getting illegal immigration under control should help make legal immigration fair and reasonable. In so doing, only constitutional laws need to be enforced.
Our immigration system needs to be merit and skilled-based. Only 15% of visas are granted to immigrants based on their skill set. This has to change. Our immigration system should not favor immigration through family ties over merit. People coming into our land should know our values, goals, and aspirations as a nation.
“But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.”
Ruth 1:16 (NLT)
“Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.”
Deuteronomy 24.14 (NLT)
“From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.”
Acts 17:26 (NLT)
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