True immigration reform involves three branches of government

The overwhelming majority of Americans want the southern borders of our country secured and our immigration laws enforced, but several administrations recently have been unwilling to get tough on this issue because they do not want to alienate a large voting block of Latinos.

This is yet another area where our government’s leadership and the wishes of many of the people diverge and the people are being ignored. The American people should not be manipulated into believing that they are heartless simply because they want to preserve the rule of law in our nation and look after their own before they take in others. 

{mosads}We also have to consider the millions of people who have immigrated here legally as well as those who are in the queue. It is incredibly unfair to them to grant amnesty to those who have jumped ahead of them in line illegally.  

We all know that some segments of our economy would virtually collapse without undocumented workers, yet we continue to harass and deport many individuals who are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Is there a way to apply logic to this issue and arrive at an intelligent solution, without the executive branch abusing its power? 

All we have to do is look to our northern neighbor, Canada. They have a guest worker program, which allows people to enter the country as officially recognized guest workers who pay taxes, receive benefits, and are able to come and go as they please without infringing on anyone else’s rights. 

This nation’s founders were worried that a time may come when an individual or group of individuals within government would become infatuated with their power and try to force their will upon all of society via absolute orders rather than through the legal process established by the United States Constitution.

For this reason, three separate but equal branches of government were established, thus dividing the powers. Such a clever way of power division worked wonderfully until recent years. Hopefully we will soon witness a demonstration of how the separation of powers preserves the integrity and reliability of our system.

This will require the government’s legislative and judicial branches to display the necessary courage to stand up for the people they represent. 

Benjamin S. Carson Sr. MD is Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He is President and CEO of American Business Collaborative, LLC

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