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Rep. Jared Polis, (D-Colo.), on reforming immigration policy because of the costs of removing illegal immigrants from the U.S.
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I apologize for -- -- -- we wanted to bring everybody up to date on what is happening.
Is -- talk about these issues you also want to.
Provide amnesty.
For illegal -- you said that will make significant contributions.
Also.
Lou that's -- word not mine I -- amnesty means your forgiving past -- I think what we're talking about yours.
What is the penalty for living in this country illegally should it be something that helps us something that hurts us through the penalty be to be kicked out at a plus 20000 dollars per person which is how much it costs through what I want -- -- -- were.
On just a second time I've got to ask you this just who is proposing kicking out a single a little over the -- name that we for some.
Well we as you I don't know of a single organization.
Party politician I don't know of anyone who is recommending that it illegal immigrant be kicked out of the country.
Well President Obama and that's what ice does we think 400000 now last year -- cost of about 20000 dollars per person so I think.
We absolutely.
Detained and then expel people who have been here legally it happens every day so only President Obama is these brutal president President Bush as well you know I'm it's been the policy -- this country and -- that's exciting that we can relive history but I'm talking about right now.
Well it's the federal government CF for 400000.
Illegal immigrants we're working down last year so that's that's -- talking about leaving how many.
Estimated 1012 million we don't even know there's not even -- -- But aren't the ten -- twelve million the ones we're talking about here not the 400000 and have been -- put it kicked out.
Well I mean again the question is what do you do about the ten to twelve of a collapsed but you wanted to talk about.
People who want to kick them out I don't know anybody your dogs as you say is and President Obama and this -- federal government on the issue.
Well I mean would you like you like to keep them here -- But I like to keep them here I'd like to have them absolutely those who work I think would make great sense to have them here legally.
Yeah.
Sure that's what we're just we're proposing area and that's what proposing here so and what -- -- this -- -- what is that proposal.
Sure it's it's you know what we call conference of immigration reform would be people who being -- -- come -- I mean -- that if you're using capital think about immigration reform that's amnesty.
What are you what the penalty to be live I'd be they pay you tell them I don't rely I just can't -- -- you -- -- calling you an original thinker.
And you're bringing them back what has been rejected three times for the United States congress and senate.
And I -- you have a new idea.
It's it's -- we're gonna have more and more illegal immigrants every day unless we do silly about there's going to be fifteen million if we don't do something about it.
And what to do about it you don't make in citizens you know through Green cards -- some kind of provisional work permit and you make people.
Applying for and that's that's how you penalize their illegal presence sales and that's our comprehensive immigration reform because it would lead necessarily to citizenship.
-- not necessarily getting over you know twenty years later some -- -- might be able to apply for that but don't nobody becomes a citizen overnight to get a price for -- permit.
Many years lady get a Green card in eight years after that apply for citizenship to be twenty years before -- -- citizens some super.
-- that's it -- you're living up to your borrowing that I gave you.
Let's do it borrow it I mean evident a way it's a revenue raiser that's the point.
You do this the right way to raise a hundred billion dollars or more to help offset the deficit that there is one quick question I'm gonna ask you at what point do all of the welfare and social safety net provisions.
Kick in for those people that you review of the work you know.
-- -- -- They don't get any of those are on the provisional work permits when your on the Green card recall pole holders -- -- but not all.
What would be the time I'll -- the provision I was and bring part.
You know again it's up for negotiation I'd start off with ten years it's reasonable timeframe.
Opinions aren't well let's continue the conversation about -- will talk about.
Good to have you know if you congressman -- Paulus.
