In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect.
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Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington.
The bigger the city is, the less infrastructure you need per capita.
It makes no sense economically that public money goes to help foreign workers and migrants in a region where unemployment is higher than national average.
The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice.
Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.
There's a huge cost that comes with illegal immigration.
Communities need to feel that they can accommodate people. Rather than feeling that it's not possible to integrate and that the stress and strain on housing and public services is too great.
The federal government has failed us, so we, the elected officials of small-town America, are getting tough with illegal immigration.
The real problem is clean up the bureaucracy that people have to deal with to become a citizen the right way. And we must truly secure the border. We can't leave it porous.
Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is having an effect on local economies, schools, health care delivery, and public safety all across the country.
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