Fix the Immigration Problem

I hear Doug Wright on KSL say he knows of no one who does not believe our immigration system needs reformed.

Indeed, both sides believe it does. Some say it wrong that it takes years to become a citizen, or years to even come to the U.S. This should surely be fixed. On the other side, some say it is wrong that foreigners are taking jobs from Americans. Why does not Congress do something about this, they ask?

My thought, as I consider that there simply isn't anyone who doesn't think our system is broken, is that this is not an issue Congress should be placing on the back burner, not an issue to wait until after an election, not an issue that we should not be facing up to.

No, my thought was more than that. It was that we elect leaders to answer problems, to come up with solutions, and massive messes deserve massive attention, as in, fix it, now, don't wait.

Well, I know it is because this is such a devisive issue that it is not quickly solved. It is an issue that divides our nation. How do you muster the resolve to go one way or the other when neither side has the public clearly on its side?

I remain of the though, though, that we should not let the issue lie, due to the division. If everyone thinks the system broken, then fix it. If it is clearly a broken system that it takes so long to become a citizen, or to come to the U.S., then fix that. If it is a broken system that allows foreigners to work here (and it might be my bias, but I do not see that as so clear cut), then fix that.

We elect leaders to fix our problems, not sit on them.