Immigration

With the recent notoriety the GOP candidates have been receiving, other topics and debates have been temporarily pushed aside and one major issue is immigration.  I have had the opportunity to work in immigration for the past month and a half and through this experience, it is clear that something must be done.  A simple bill or "one size fits all" legislation will not fix the issues that are rising each day.  It is not right to simply deny each immigrant that may have been tied up in the numerous forms a chance to contribute to society in this country and it is not right to give clemency to each person that came to this country illegally at any age but the answer lies somewhere in the middle.  As I mentioned before, there is not one single law that will correct the current issues but we must begin somewhere.  I work with families and students that are wonderful people who work, pay taxes, and rise above in almost every aspect and I work with people who are criminals and want nothing but a free ride through life but often times it is difficult to discern which is which from a piece of paper turned into the local USCIS office.  What can we do?  I have come up with a solution to begin and this would not only assist those in need of immigration help but it would also create jobs in this downward spiraling economy.  If these state and federal offices would create branches that would actually sit down with those who are vying for residency in this country and speak with them and get legal paperwork together to decide if they belong here, many problems would be solved.  There would be an element of fairness that I believe both the left and the right could see.  This would save the lives that people have built and eliminate those cases that could cause crime and tax dollars of hard working citizens.  Just a thought for personal experience.