What Can Be Done
- Making the process of immigration and citizenship cost less
- Making the process of immigration and citizenship take less time
- Admitting more immigrants per year
- Pathway to citizenship
The Cost
- Having a small initial fee
- Once the immigrant/citizen gets a job, they can't pay the rest like a small tax
- It can follow a progressive format, so more wealthy immigrants/citizens pay more and less wealthy pay less
- Then it would average out to about the same net amount
The Time and Admitting More Immigrants
- Accepting more immigrants per year will decrease the amount held back, and fewer will have to wait for as long
- If more immigrants come to the US, they won't harm anyone unless they don't pay taxes
- This will also help the US due to the significant economic contribution these immigrants provide
Pathway to Citizenship
- Reducing the wait time of 5 years to apply
- Getting rid of the age requirement
- So children can become citizens along with parents so there's no risk of separation
- Having a similar system of paying to the one previously mentioned; over time, and progressive by wealth
- Better education on US history and civics for citizenship test as well as English
- Allowing even undocumented immigrants who do not have a criminal background to become citizens