Immigration Policy Change Needed

Our immigration policy worked well 100 years ago. Immigrants could apply for immigrant status at US Embassies in their own countries.  Immigrants knew that they would need to spend their own money to make this transition.  Relatives were required to support new immigrants during the transition from Ellis Island to financial independence. The result was that our immigrants were able to assimilate into American culture and succeed.

The Immigration Act of 1980 needs to be replaced with our original immigration policy. The US shut down immigration during the Great Depression and it should return to basing immigration on our need for different categories of labor.

Immigrant and Refugee Welfare must end.  We cannot continue to allow welfare recipients to immigrate to the US.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader