Thread: Why can't our immigration policy be more like India or Japan?

The immigration policies in India and Japan are effective and not lenient:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...to-kill-policy

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uz6_tybfEY"]Illegal Immigration in Japan --cops arrest & deport illegal alien (English subtitled) - YouTube[/ame]

Japan stringently protects its ethnic composition.
sources:
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ar.../Llewelyn.html
http://dallasfed.org/research/events...tion_chung.pdf

Israel also has ethnically discriminatory immigration policy and laws:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udO65M_KIOA&feature=re lated"]Ashkenazi Jews are not Khazars - Ashkenazi Jews are Israelites - YouTube[/ame]

Why can't our Western countries have the same strict laws, or in the case of the USA, protect our laws and borders with such effectiveness?

Under Israeli law, the acquisition of nationality differentiates between Jews and non-Jews. Under the Law of Return, a Jew gets Israeli citizenship automatically when immigrating to Israel, whereas the requirements for non-Jews are very restrictive. Essentially, a non-jew must either have a parent who is an Israeli citizen or

Subject to certain qualifications, this section of the law grants Israeli citizenship to former Palestinian citizens who are currently residents of Israel and have lived in Israel since its creation on May 14, 1948, or have entered Israel legally between that time and July 14, 1952.

Naturalization by birth provision grants Israeli nationality to persons who are born on Israeli territory who meet these qualifications: apply for Israeli citizenship between their 18th and 21st birthdays, have 5 consecutive years of residence in Israel immediately prior to filing a request for citizenship, have no criminal convictions for violation of security regulations, and have not been sentenced to jail for 5 years or more for violation of any other type of law. Note that the applicant must apply between the 18th or 21st birthdays or they are ineligible to meet citizenship requirements through this route.

A person 18 years of age or older may acquire Israeli nationality by naturalization if he meets these criteria: (1) is currently in Israel, (2) has been in Israel for 3 of the 5 preceding years, (3) intends to settle in the country (4) has knowledge of Hebrew (former Palestinian citizens are exempt from this provision), (5) renounces any and all foreign nationalities, and (6) takes an oath of loyalty to the State of Israel.

As can be seen, the laws are clearly designed to exclude non-jews, while trying not to be to restrictive to the palestinians already living in the area. Just because you are born in Israel and have lived there all of your life does not necessarily mean you will be able to become a citizen.

Granny says, "Obama said it himself...

McCain on Obama Granting Work Permits to Illegals: He Can't Do It Because He's Not King
June 19, 2012 - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told CNSNews.com on Monday that President Barack Obama does not have the authority to unilaterally grant illegal aliens the authorization to work in the United States because he is not a king.

In making this argument, McCain said he was referencing Obama's own words. CNSNews.com asked McCain, “President Obama said Friday that his administration would like to grant work authorization to some illegal aliens. Where specifically does the Constitution authorize the Executive Branch to permit illegal aliens to work in the United States?”

“This is the same action that a year ago, I believe it was, that President Obama said he couldn’t take, because he wasn’t king. Those were his words. So, obviously the action taken without legislation through Congress, in my view, is not correct,” McCain said. “I think that it requires legislative action from the Congress of the United States,” he added. McCain appeared to be referencing a statement about immigration reform that Obama made on Univision television in October 2010. "The most important thing we can do is to change the law because the way the system works--again, I just wanna repeat, I'm president, I'm not king."

On Friday, President Obama announced that “effective immediately,” without any congressional action, the Department of Homeland Security would “lift the shadow of deportation” from hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens between the ages of 16 and 30 who have been in the U.S. at least five years and meet other criteria. “Over the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work authorizations,” Obama said.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to make immigration law. Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 of the U.S. Constitution say: “The Congress shall have the power … To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization … [and] … To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.”

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60 Illegals From Countries That ‘Promote, Produce, or Protect’ Terrorists Caught Along U.S. Coastlines
June 19, 2012 – The U.S. Border Patrol in fiscal 2011 caught 60 aliens from countries “that have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members” trying to enter the United States through its coastal boundaries, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

In fiscal 2011, the Border Patrol caught a total of 6,552 aliens along the U.S. coast lines. Of these, 4,123 were “other than Mexican” (OTM). CBP provided CNSNews.com with a country-by-country breakdown of the nations of origin for these 4,123 OTMs apprehended along U.S. coast lines.

In May 2011, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security published a list of what DHS calls “specially designated countries” which the IG defined as those “that have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.” The IG report also carried an appendix naming the 34 nations, plus the West Bank and Gaza, that DHS considers “specially designated countries.” (The list of “specially designated countries” appended to the DHS IG report initially included Israel. However, after Israel’s presence on this list was reported by CNSNews, DHS removed it and said it had been included by mistake.]

In fiscal 2011, nationals from 16 of the specially designated countries were among those caught along U.S. coastlines. These included:

Bangladesh: 2
Egypt 2
Indonesia 5
Iran 1
Iraq 1
Jordan 7
Lebanon 1
Libya 1
Morocco 4
Pakistan 1
Philippines 10
Sudan 1
Tajikistan 7
Thailand 4
Turkey 5
Uzbekistan 8

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