America needs a Human Capital Strategy, not just an immigration policy.
Many migrants travel thousands of miles to reach our border. Crossing that distance gives no one an automatic right to enter America—but neither should we waste the talent, resilience and ambition among them.
Why not establish U.S.–Mexico immigration assessment and training centers in Mexico?
Screen → Select → Train → Legal Entry → Integration
Screen for security, skills, education, health and employability. Admit qualified applicants legally and in controlled numbers. Train others for jobs in Mexico and encourage U.S.–Mexico private investment and manufacturing around these communities.
A great nation needs both a gate and a filter.
An open border cannot distinguish people.
A closed border may reject people America needs.
A smart border keeps threats out while identifying talent worth welcoming in.
America’s greatest demographic advantage is that millions of ambitious people still want to become Americans.
Don’t waste that advantage. Turn it into American strength.
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