Permanent Non Citizen, The answer to the illegal immigration problem

When I was the Democratic candidate for Congress for the 25Th District California in 2000, I often was asked while on the campaign trail, "What are you solutions to the immigration problem"? Then,I acted as a politician and answered with the comment that there was no political will on both sides of the aisle to do anything. I stated that the Republicans were interested in cheap labor and the Democrats were concerned about cheap votes. Unfortunately, I did not offer a solution to the problem. Now ten years later the problem has exploded to the point where we as a nation have no idea about the numbers involved that have come to this country illegally. In addition our national security has been increasingly jeopardized by the influx of potential terrorists, drugs. drug traffickers and their accompanying criminal behavior.

In the past decade many proposals have been put forward including a comprehensive Congressional reform plan which was defeated because it was seen by most people as an latent form of amnesty. We have seen Arizona try to take measures to curb illegal immigration by passing Arizona law 1070. This action has brought outcries from many critics who have branded the action as racist and has led to boycotts initiated by all governmental levels against a State merely trying to bring some semblance of stability to their overrun region. The President in a nationally televised speech condemned the Arizona action and compared the plight of the Arizona immigrants to that of Eastern European Jews who crossed mountains and the ocean to come to our country legally.
The plans of the pro illegal immigration groups, both the Democrats and Republicans as supported by the Wall Street Journal, seem to bring an equivalence to all the facets of immigration. Although most see through this comparison, the constant media repetition may blind some to the fallacy that these spokesmen are putting forward. These groups are in nature support "open borders" as they foresee that this inaction will bring about the cheap and easy ends that I noted above.

My proposal is to address these deceptions: cheap votes that would allow a party to accrue twelve million votes, gain an unprecedented control over government and would allow business unbridled access to cheap illegal labor.


I advance the concept of Permanent Non Citizen (PNC). I identify the PNC as a person who has entered this country without proper documentation. If a PNC is able to show that he or she has resided in the USA for at least five years, he/she could apply for PNC status. This status would allow the PNC to have all the rights of of any legal resident of the USA except for never having the right to vote. After proving residency in the country for five years, paying taxes, free of any felony, a PNC would be given a PNC Social Security Number and would be eligible for licenses, social security, Medicare, ownership of property etc.. A PNC could never become a citizen of the country nor could the PNC vote in any election. This action would eliminate the incentive for Democrats to support illegal immigration. As well, all persons employed in this country would have top have a valid SSI or PNC SSI number and if employers hired persons without these universal identifiers, the employers would be subject to penalties and criminal prosecution.

Also, children born to PNC could not become citizens. This action would also be applied to a child born from a PNC marrying a citizen or legal resident. The consequence would be to take away the incentive for PNC's to reproduce "anchor children". This proposal would require an amendment to the Constitution.

If a PNC or PNC child wished to become a citizen, the PNC or child would have to go their native country and enter as any other legal immigrant and be subject to all the rules, rights and responsibilities of legal residents .

Looking back over the past ten years, I wish that I had the thought when I was running for office, when asked about the immigration question that I had this concept and though the concept of PNC does not solve all problem, I consider it to be a very sensible first step that addresses the concerns of the entire political spectrum.