Mock Presidential Debate

Our border situation is getting out of hand. Many people are coming here looking for a better life, but they're hardly getting that. They face the fear of deportation, illnesses due to lack of money or healthcare, they pay taxes, but don't receive benefits like the rest of us, they face discrimination, they aren't protected from low wages, and they aren't protected from bad or dangerous work conditions. To solve these problems my team and I came up with a number of vital solutions.First off I would like to enhance our border. Many people from Mexico arive at our border hurt, exhausted, and especially, dehydrated. Because we are a caring nation, and because we are a nation that values life, I would like to increase the presence of medical personnel and supplies at our border. Specifically I propose spending 1.2 million dollars every month on this. This will fund ambulances and EMTs, drinking water, vaccinations, and medications and antidotes for snake and scorpion bites or stings, which are fairly common in the desert area surrounding our southern border. Now, I don't want to start spending money on a program, as important as it may be, without finding a way to raise revenue. This leads to my next proposal.We must stop discouraging immigrants from declaring themselves and stop them from staying in hiding. People in hiding can not be together with their families or work a productive job. That's why I suggest a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and their children. People who wish to gain their citizenship must: Have a record free from any violent crime or theft, learn a basic conversational English, pay a 20 dollar fee, and pass a civics test. The fee is very low to keep with one of the purposes of this whole process, which is to bring people out of the shadows. Allowing these immigrants to gain citizen status will benefit us in ways such as: more revenue for the government, it will keep families together, and discourage people to remain in the country "off the radar." When millions of people start paying income tax and paying fees for registration, ID, etc. the effect on revenue will be quite substantial. This is how we'd pay for the border enhancements I proposed shortly ago.Another reason people keep coming here illegally, is because they dont want to go through the tiring process of immigrating legally, which includes long waiting periods. They want a better life for themselves and their children I propose making legal immigration to this country easier, and clearer. This way people won't need to come here illegally, the legal way will be a better option. My proposed citizenship and immigration reform is to appoint a small but effective agency of officials that help immigrants with the citizenship process. The members on this board will be trained in the new rules and laws of immigration, and will be bilingual or have interpreters readily available. Also included in this reform is to replace the Immigrant and Nationality Act with something more up-to-date and reasonable in today's world.Now I acknowledge that our border can't be left wide open and unprotected, so I propose an increase of security to go along with my other reforms. My plan makes it that the federal government supplies border states to help with protection. Each of those states will send National Guard soldiers down to the border to add an extra layer of security to this country. The states will use the funds provided to them by the federal government, to help train the soldiers in border security procedure, and to supply them with necessities.Lets restore the dignity and moral foundation of this country, we will help those in need, and allow folks to come here in their pursuit of a better life. Of course we'll do this in a responsible way and make sure to protect our border, also.