I support strict immigration laws to the United States

A petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has attracted more than a quarter of a million signatures more than enough for a committee to consider sending the motion for parliamentary debate. The petition is in response to Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. due to the threat of terrorism. It seems when the media and political pundits talk about the ban they always fail to add that Trump said the ban was only temporary until the U.S. government had procedures in place to properly vet refugee immigrants.

Suzanne Kelly, a woman from Aberdeen, Scotland, is responsible for the petition and is the same person who has actively campaigned against Trump's political and business activities. Her real problem with Trump stems from her opposition to Trump building a high-end golf resort in Aberdeen, which saw him come into conflict with locals. She has a personal vendetta with Trump. She first tried to get Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University to strip Trump of an honorary degree it bestowed on him five years ago.

Aberdeen has plans to build eleven wind turbines just off shore and where they plan on putting them is near Trumps resort and golf course. He opposed and eventually lost in court. The project has not progress for lack of funds and will probably not materialize. Suzanne Kelly is an environmentalist and Internet journalist and a supporter of the wind turbines. Trump has stopped the construction of a 140 luxury hotel in Aberdeen because of the dispute and is building in another city in Scotland.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who doesn't usually comment on U.S. presidential candidates, said through a spokesman that Trump's comments to ban Muslims from the United States, was "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong."

We heard a lot in the U.S. media about the ban on Trump in the U.K., but we heard little on the petition that citizens of England are circulating that calls on British leaders to "stop all immigration and close the UK borders until ISIS is defeated." That petition has more than 440,000 signatures.

Trump raised the anger of British Prime Minister David Cameron after last month’s terror attack in San Bernardino, California, by proposing to keep Muslims out until more rigorous security checks are in place. Donald Trump never called for a permanent ban on Muslims entering the United States he only wants to make sure Muslim refugees can be properly vetted before they enter our country. We have already seen proof that terrorist ISIS is infiltrating the refugees fleeing to other countries.

Cameron now says he does not support banning Trump from England. I wonder if his change in tone may have something to do with Trump threatening to halt investment plans totaling more than $1 billion in Scotland if he gets turned away.

What I find really interesting is Mr. Cameron who had harsh and nasty words for Mr. Trump is now proposing making it harder for migrant Muslims to remain in the country if they do not learn to speak English. He claims he is proposing this legislation because Muslim men are abusive to Muslim women and keep them locked away from the public because the women cannot speak English.

Mr. Cameron claims forced Muslim gender segregation, discrimination and social isolation from mainstream British life fosters extremism.” Basically what he is calling for is Muslims to become more British than Muslim. He also feels Muslim women cannot contribute to the economic growth of England because 22% of Muslim women in England cannot speak English after living decades in England. Muslim leaders say the number is only 6% not 22% as Cameron claims.

In October anyone arriving in Britain on a five-year spouse visa will need to take a test, after two-and-half-years they will be tested to prove their English is improving and after five years if they cannot speak English they will be forced to leave.

Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of a Muslim organization accused Cameron on Monday of trying to appear tough on rising concerns over Muslim immigration during the current migrant crisis. It appears to me Cameron is playing politics and trying to satisfy two different factions in England. I prefer Donald Trump’s tough approach and being honest about it.

Cameron’s remarks come amid an increasing backlash against asylum seekers in Europe following the revelation that hundreds of women were sexually assaulted and robbed in Cologne on New Year’s Eve by a mob of foreign-born men, at least some of whom were asylum seekers.

Mr. Cameron now says the time has come for them to be more assertive about their values, more clear about the expectations they place on those who come to live in England. Maybe the Prime Minister and other political leaders judged Mr. Trump too quickly and too harshly. Perhaps they are rethinking what Mr. Trump proposed and are beginning to think it is not such a bad idea after all.

Since late 2010 the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen or person settled in Britain has been required to pass an English language test before coming to the country. In 2015 the English Supreme Court rejected a challenge against an immigration rule requiring spouses to be able to speak English before moving to the UK. This law requires all immigrants even those married to British citizens to pass an English proficiency test regardless if they are Muslim or not. I believe that to be stricter than what the U.S. presently requires and Mr. Trump proposed, but I would like to see the same law passed in the U.S. 

One of the few U.S. immigration laws that makes any sense to me is the one requiring immigrants to learn and speak English before they can attain citizenship. I would like to see a law that required anyone wishing to earn an income in the U.S. be able to converse in English before arriving and in five years of their arrival pass an English proficiency test or leave. There are areas in California, Florida and Texas that an American English speaking citizen cannot shop unless they speak Spanish.

Learning English would lead to assimilation, and assimilation is not all bad if you want to stay in the United States. Immigrants are also particularly vulnerable in a new environment, so it’s even more important for them to know English before choosing the U.S. as their homeland so they can be well-versed in their rights and the laws protecting them. Frankly, I am not fond of the idea that one day the United States will be like the ‘Tower of Babel’. In 2007 the government reported, there are 37.9 million immigrants in the U.S. speaking 311 languages.

I now live in the Philippines where there are over 170 languages or dialects spoken throughout the islands. The 1987 Constitution declares Filipino as the national language of the country. Filipino and English are the official languages. When my caregiver’s family comes to visit they cannot communicate fluently with my housekeeper and all of them were born and raised on the island of Mindanao, but in different parts of the island. I honestly believe the language problems in the Philippines is a hindrance to economic development, contributes to problems in the education system and contributes to a lack of nationalism.

Conclusion:  

Immigration to the United States has become too lax. Immigration laws are being ignored. Borders are not adequately protected. Even some U.S. citizens have come to believe that immigration to the U.S. is a guaranteed right and not a privilege. 

I believe the United States has the right to impose restriction on immigrants to our country. You cannot immigrate to the Philippines, Mexico and many other countries and go to work or open a business so why should we allow it in the United States. Other countries require you show proof of income before you can extend a tourist visa. No country allows you to qualify for welfare assistance as soon as you enter except the United States. 

Other countries expect immigrants to contribute to the growth and security of their society and the United States should expect the same. Our government under the Democrat and some Republican leadership has become a welfare state and it times to stop it. 

I know what I have written will offend many, but I do not want to see the United States become a Third World Country or a dumping ground for people with few skills and no education. We have too many natural born citizens suffering from lack of medical care, food, shelter, job opportunities, training and education. Why allow immigrants to enter that will only contribute to that problem. When we can meet the needs of our own people then make immigration easier, but in the meantime I am only for legislation and immigration laws that make us a stronger country not weaker.

I do not have any problem showing proof of income in order to live in the Philippines and I do not see why anyone should be insulted to do the same if they choose to move to the United States.