Introduction
An immigration policy is a guideline that determines the people that can be allowed to migrate into a country. It can be crafted in a way that it prohibits or allows foreigners to migrate into a country.
The two main types of immigration policies are immigration admission policies and immigration control polices.
Immigration admission policies regulate the number and types of immigrants that are allowed into a given country. Immigration control polices, on the other hand, hinder some immigrants from getting into a given country.
The government should pursue a policy that allows immigration and also prohibits illegal or even limit unnecessary immigration.
This will help ensure that immigrant labor, control illegal immigration and control the negative perception about immigration are all achieved.
Immigration admission policies
The government can use Visa policies to ensure that they get the labor force they need from the immigrants. These policies allow immigrants who are professionals in various fields to settle and work in the US.
Additionally, the government should also put in place a skill-based points system that ensures that immigration permission is based on education, abilities, skills, occupation, and language of the immigrants. Through such a system, the government is able to select immigrants who are beneficial to its economy.
The country will have the workforce that is appropriate to the needs of its local industries. These immigrants will, therefore, contribute significantly to the growth of the economy.
Permanent admission and green card policies can also be used to attract skilled workforce in to a country. At the same time, the government should enact immigration control polices to restrict certain persons from getting into the country.
These policies will guard the country against illegal immigration. The government can enact external immigration control or internal immigration control. External immigration controls are meant to hinder illegal immigrants from entering into the country.
Internal immigration controls, however, are enacted to prevent illegal immigrants from residing and working in the country. These measures may involve giving genuine immigrants permits to work and reside in the country.
The government has over time concentrated on the external immigration controls and neglected internal immigration policies. The government should, therefore, puts in place sufficient internal immigration controls to help reduce illegal immigration.
The government should enhance the efficiency of the internal immigration controls, by setting in place measures such as employer sanctions, arresting illegal immigrants, and giving amnesty to certain a class of undocumented immigrants. Employer sanctions enable the government to penalize institutions that employ illegal immigrants.
In addition, the government should have some measures at the entry points to prevent illegal immigrants from getting into the country. In this regard, the government should have visas or passports control system.
This is important and will prevent immigrant from using fake documentation while migrating. This will help the country to identify and reprimand illegal immigrants.
Conclusion
The immigration policies that a country may adopt must be capable of preventing illegal immigration and also ensure the economy benefits from immigration. Illegal immigration is harmful to the economy and a burden to the country.
The governments should ensure that only legal immigrants enter into the country. Immigration of a skilled workforce should be encouraged into the country.
They provide the skills needed in the destination country. Immigration laws and policies need to be followed strictly because immigration has both negative and positive impacts.