Illegal immigration strains our system and imposes significant costs. That is why I have proposed sensible reforms to our decades-old federal immigration policies that will encourage lawful immigration while opposing amnesty for law breakers. I propose that prospective citizens, at a minimum, should be free of communicable disease, must not be felons, and must agree to forgo all U.S. entitlements and public assistance in their lifetimes. I favor a thorough review of the H-1B visa program and advocate a fee-based visa system for short-term migrant workers.

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