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SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 22, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- First let's be sure we understand the law.

Under Title 8, Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," means any citizen of any country other than the United States who:

• Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or
   
• Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or
   
• Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact,
   
• has committed a federal crime.

Violations of this law are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment up to six months.
 
Immigration and Nationality Act Section 237 (a)(1)(B) says "any alien who is present in the United States in violation of this Act or any other law of the United States is deportable."

To solve the problem, in "Not Amnesty but Attrition: The Way to go on Immigration." National Review, March 22, page 1, Krikorian suggests attrition—squeezing the illegal population through consistent, across-the-board law enforcement to bring about an annual reduction in the illegal population (rather than the annual increases we have seen for more than a decade).

According to a 2003 INS report, thousands of people stop being illegal aliens each year. From 1995–1999, 165,000 a year went home, the same number got legal status, 50,000 were deported, and 25,000 died. That is more than 400,000 each year subtracted from the resident illegal population. That's great. The problem, though, is that the average inflow of new illegal aliens was nearly 800,000—double the outflow—an average increase of 400,000.

The solution is to increase the number of people leaving each year, and to decrease the number of new illegal settlers each year, so that there is an annual decline in the total number of illegals. This is not an immediate, magical solution (there is no magic), but over time it would help us out of a crisis situation (Nat'l Rev., 1).

An attrition policy would have two key components:

• First, it would include more law enforcement—arrests, prosecutions, deportations and asset seizures.
   
• Second, it would require verification of legal status at a variety of important choke points to make it difficult and unpleasant to live here illegally.

When the U.S. increased immigration enforcement against Middle Easterners (and only Middle Easterners) after 9/11, Pakistanis, which were the largest group of illegals from that part of the world, fled the country in droves to avoid being caught in the dragnet (Krikorian, Nat'l Rev., 2).
 
Another enforcement of deportation came inadvertently. The Social Security Administration, in 2002, sent out almost a million "no-match" letters to employers that filed W-2s with information inconsistent with SSA's records. The intention was to clear up misspellings, name changes and other mistakes. But most of the problem was caused by illegal aliens lying to their employers, and thousands of illegals quit or were fired when they were found out (Krikorian, Nat'l Rev., 2).

When we actually enforce the law, illegal immigration is eroded. Enforcement measures will remove some illegals, but the majority of illegals will need to be persuaded to deport themselves. The "choke-points" will get many illegal aliens to leave because those points are set at events that are necessary for life. For example, people have to work, so requiring proof of legal status upon starting a job would serve as a choke point. Other possible points would include getting a driver's license, registering an automobile, opening a bank account, applying for a car loan or a mortgage, enrolling children in public schools, getting a business license and enrolling in medical insurance. Consistent enforcement of these proofs is all we need (Krikorian, Nat'l Rev., 3).

Illegal Immigration and the Destruction of America by James F. Linzey is the speech he gave on tour in 2005 and is found on You Tube. The speech has just been released as a book and is available online or at your local bookstore. This article is an excerpt.

James F. Linzey is a retired Southern Baptist Army chaplain, Bible translator, chairman of the translation committee for the New Tyndale Translation and one of the editors of The Military Bible translated by Military Chaplains and The Leadership Bible translated by Military Chaplains. He is the founding president of Military Bible Association.

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