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[iSelling Point: Immigration and Border Control

One of the so called hot button issues in America today is the control of our nation’s borders. People from all over the world have sought to come to the United States throughout our nation’s history. This is good for our country, as long as those who come do so legally. The problem is that many who come to America today are not willing to follow the law. Instead of applying for legal entrance into the United States, they choose to sneak into the country and take advantage of our open society. Not all who enter into the United States illegally are here to work at an honest job. Some are here to further their careers as criminals. Thieves, drug dealers, terrorists, sexual predators, and others who do great harm to our country enter illegally because they know that they cannot pass a background check if they were to apply to come here legally.

Our present system of border control is inadequate to stop criminals and other undesirable people from entering our country. Today a person who manages to get inside the borders of our country can establish themselves financially by purchasing forged paper documents. The underground industry of creating false documents for illegal aliens has grown quite large and is very profitable for those who are willing to supply the demand. Once an illegal alien has a forged birth certificate or social security card, they can then apply for a driver’s license and other forms of documentation that are widely accepted by financial institutions and government agencies with which we all must deal.

One way that those who are in the United States illegally obtain employment is to use a social security number that has been issued to someone else. Many people have discovered that someone has been using their social security number to work and to obtain benefits. Sometimes the honest taxpayer is contacted by the Internal Revenue Service and made to explain why they have not claimed the income that was earned by someone else.

Still others who are in our country illegally choose not to seek documentation. Those who wish to remain anonymous do so to avoid the payment of taxes and the other responsibilities of living in this country. These illegal workers are hired by dishonest employers who pay them less than the free market would otherwise demand, which depresses wages for honest workers, making it impossible for them to compete for the available jobs. Honest, law abiding employers find themselves at an extreme disadvantage, first of all because they can be easily deceived by someone who is in our country illegally. One way this happens is when the illegal alien assumes the identity of a citizen or someone who is here legally as a documented worker. If the honest employer submits the stolen name and social security number of the applicant to the government for approval, it will come back as being legitimate.

This problem is easily solved by requiring that everyone who is in our country receive an implantable chip. If this is done, then every person will have their government approved identification with them at all times. When someone applies for employment, they cannot claim to be someone else because their true identity will be revealed when their chip is scanned. If they do not have a chip, they cannot be paid.

Another disadvantage for the honest employer in today’s economic system is that the dishonest employer is able to pay his workers less. This is because the business that is using illegal workers does not have the expense of adhering to the employment laws and regulations that are imposed upon the honest business person. They do not provide the illegal workers with workman’s compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, employer social security matching or other required benefits that must be provided to those who are working legally. The employer who hires illegal alien workers does not have to shoulder the considerable expense of record keeping that must be done if they obeyed the law and hired law abiding workers.

When the transition is made from a smart card system of identification to the implantable chip, it will be impossible for someone to steal another person’s identity, or to share an identity with someone else.

Our nation’s borders will be more secure with this system than if we built fences along the borders, or hired more Border Patrol agents. Our borders would be more secure because even though illegal aliens may succeed in physically entering the United States, they will be shut out of our economic system. There would be a “virtual” fence around our monetary system which could not be crossed by someone who enters our country illegally.

When the cashless monetary/RFID system is in place it will be impossible for someone who has entered the country illegally to obtain the electronic documentation needed to earn a living and participate in our financial system. It will also be impossible to remain anonymous and work outside the system. Unless an individual has the properly assigned electronic identification, which will be obtainable only through a government agency, they cannot receive monetary payments or make purchases. Someone who is in the country illegally will not be able to work for pay, nor will they be able to buy anything, even those things that are necessary to live.

In the cashless system, monetary credits cannot be transferred from an employer to an employee unless the employee has a financial account within the cashless system. Since the monetary system is cashless, there is no money that can be paid “under the table” to someone who is not part of the system. When all items have been marked with an RFID chip, bartering for labor will also be impossible.

Another problem those in government must deal with concerns those who enter the country legally but then stay longer than their visa permits. In the cashless/RFID system, one’s authorization to buy and sell in our economy could be revoked automatically when the visa expires. This would eliminate the problem of those who would stay in our country illegally. If a person cannot earn a living or buy the basic necessities of life, they will be forced to return to their country of origin. They will be compelled to leave not by laws, the police, or by the Border Patrol, but by economic necessity.
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