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Every day Republican leadership debates how to force the American people to wait, and when to move forward with the budget reconciliation process. President Trump's agenda For kicking into high gear.
Americans need our leaders to act with the urgency this moment demands. The safety and security of Americans must be put first.
Congress' first priority now must be to ensure this Every illegal alien Whoever invaded our country is detained and deported or quickly leaves on their own.
Congress must assist the Administration in the process of administering, arresting, detaining, and deporting all 20 million illegal aliens that the American people elected Trump to expel. (Reuters)
Team Trump, led by border czar Tom Homan, is ready to do its job. During Trump's first term, ICE removed illegal aliens at a rate of 32% of the total number of encounters, but that rate dropped to 3.5% under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Congress now needs to throw its full support behind the administration so they can Deport all 20 million illegal aliens That the American people elected Trump to be fired.
Conducting the largest deportation in American history would require Congress to take more action — and to supply the ice with funds on a historic scale.
Implementing Trump's plan would require ICE to have at least 100,000 detention beds, 12,000 more ICE agents, 4,000 more OPLA attorneys, 1,000 EOIR immigration judges, and 1,000 ICE mission support staff to help expand air and handling operations. With higher levels of relay turnover.
Democrats will try to make the price seem like a high cost to pay, but in the last four years they have spent billions of dollars on NGOs to make it easier to bring millions of illegal aliens here. Restructuring NGO funds To enforce immigration and cut federal state and welfare support for illegal aliens will save Americans more money annually.
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In addition, America's sovereignty and every American life are priceless. If any representative disagrees, the Heritage Procedure will make sure they explain why to their voters.
In addition to funding ICE on a historic scale, Congress also has an important role to play when it comes to pressuring illegal aliens to self-report. A good place to start is to crack down on employers who hire illegal aliens instead of paying Americans an honest wage.
Require companies to use Electronic verification system To confirm the work eligibility of their employees would largely fix this problem, but if some illegal aliens do slip up, Congress still has more tools at its disposal.
An unused tool is Congress's ability to tax remittances, money that illegal aliens earn in America and then send home. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, our country loses more than $150 billion annually in remittances—roughly equivalent to the annual output of America's entire mining industry (excluding oil and gas).
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To stop illegal aliens from staying here, Congress should pass a law requiring money transfer services to require proof of legal status or face a 50% tax on any outgoing transfers. This tax revenue could be reused toward deportations or finishing the border wall.
Another tool that will save Americans money and motivate illegal aliens to leave our country that it. Mike LeeR-Utah, and Congressman Chip Roy's, R-Texas, America First Act, which would permanently bar foreigners from accessing American welfare benefits.
Last year, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that illegal aliens received $42 billion in benefits paid by American taxpayers in 2021 alone. Since then, the Biden administration has allowed millions of illegal aliens into our country, which means that number has definitely increased.
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In July 2024, the Congressional Budget Office released a score that the Biden administration's failure to secure the border would increase America's debt to $300 billion over the next 10 years due to foreign access to federal welfare programs.
And that doesn't even account for the billions in taxpayer dollars that go to support the massive burden of illegal immigrants who deprive other local resources like public schools. With this in mind, Congress should also require school districts to collect enrollment data by immigration status and decide which legislation would require public schools to do so. Tuition charge for illegal alien children.
Finally, Congress should pass a law requiring U.S. banks to confirm an applicant's legal status before issuing a home loan. No illegal alien should be able to live out the American dream of owning a home when so many of our citizens cannot pay rent.
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If foreigners cannot get a job, cannot return money to their families, cannot access welfare, cannot send their children to school for free, and cannot buy a house, many of them will leave on their own. This will make ICE's job easier and save more money.
Republicans in Congress loved to beat the drum Border security And mass deportation when they were raising money on the campaign trail. Now, it's time for them to follow the Americans and put them first.
