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Re: POTUS 45:27 - Whites and Pink Starbursts Inquire Within
I don't know if the self-employed should be considered totally *OL, especially if they can show sales and/or contracts. Nothing wrong with a family business whatsoever. If the government has to judge that through tax revenues, that's their prerogative to do, and I'd be cool with that. If they've previously been doing it under the table, and there's a pledge and positive action to actually become taxpayers, even if they file by quarter for the first year or two to get the stream going (whether you want to repatriate is something that could be debated), America is going to benefit by their positive contribution to society, and they will benefit by being on the trail to becoming citizens of a place they presently call "home".
I do think, though, that we have to draw the line in the sand at some point and "stem the tide" of further piling on the issue. It's not really horse before the cart so much as two separate problems that have effects.
The issue for me isn't setting up a new system which is putting the cart before the horse. Its how do we deal with the 10-12M people already here. The answer to that question drives how we handle immigrants going forward.
So, for example, if you have a seasonal work visa for agricultural workers in place for those already here working the fields, that would dictate how you treat anybody else coming over. Instead of sneaking across the border they could apply for legal (temporary) status. I have to imagine that would encompass a significant portion of current illegals.
DACA is a somewhat separate issue in that its a set population that we're talking about (IIRC had to be here by 2007 and be under 18, so oldest DACA people are under 30 at this point). Even if you expanded that to people brought here pre-Trump, or up to when Obama extended protections (2012), its less than 2M of the 12M total.
Beyond that, again on a high level, how the country decides to handle older non-DREAMER illegals who've been here a while will determine a lot. If its a matter of having an employer sponsor you or being enrolled in college or having a college degree that gives a clearer sense of the requirements to be in status.
Who's sh !t out of luck in my opinion are people working for themselves as cleaners or construction for example. If you're working for cash on your own, there's going to be nobody to sponsor you. I'd also say that anybody with any sort of criminal record such as a DUI for example will most likely never find a way to be in status.
I don't know if the self-employed should be considered totally *OL, especially if they can show sales and/or contracts. Nothing wrong with a family business whatsoever. If the government has to judge that through tax revenues, that's their prerogative to do, and I'd be cool with that. If they've previously been doing it under the table, and there's a pledge and positive action to actually become taxpayers, even if they file by quarter for the first year or two to get the stream going (whether you want to repatriate is something that could be debated), America is going to benefit by their positive contribution to society, and they will benefit by being on the trail to becoming citizens of a place they presently call "home".
I do think, though, that we have to draw the line in the sand at some point and "stem the tide" of further piling on the issue. It's not really horse before the cart so much as two separate problems that have effects.