A Strategic Vision for Immigration
So, who should we let in?
Once we regain control on who we admit, then we have to decide who to admit. I have a couple of suggestions. I don’t know if they will get sufficient support, but I think they’re worth considering.
Strategic Economic Sectors
Here’s one group I think we should target: anyone working for a Chinese company in the rare earths or drone industries - CEOs, researchers, assembly line workers, you name it. Offer them and their immediate families a green card if they come to the U.S. and do the same job here for 10 years.
Why? These industries are the backbone of our tech and defense future. Rare earths power everything from batteries to missiles; drones are reshaping warfare and logistics. Right now, China’s got a stranglehold on both.
We can’t out-mine or outbuild them overnight, but we can outsmart them by bringing their talent here. It’s not just immigration - it’s a geopolitical checkmate. These workers get a better life; we get a leg up on our biggest rival.
STEM Graduates
For any foreign student receiving a bachelors in a STEM field, staple an approved green card to their diploma. They do have to go through the green card process, but it auto-enrolls them.
For any foreign student receiving a PhD in a STEP field, give them an expedited path to citizenship. They have to pass the test and any necessary reviews. But the goal is get them to citizenship in 12 - 18 months.
Long Term Residents
For people that have made the U.S. their home, welcome them. Embrace them. So what if we have as requirements time here, no lawbreaking outside of living here and working (which by definition usually means some issues), etc.
And on top of that, testimony from neighbors, employers, etc. supporting their application. Part of that is to validate that they have established roots here. But a bigger part, to me, is the community standing up and saying we want this person, we want this family, to be part of our country.
