People have a pathway to citizenship right now: It’s to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a family relationship, if they have a job skill that allows them to do that, they can obtain citizenship.

The visa lottery system poses a national security threat. Under the program, each successful applicant is chosen at random and given the status of permanent resident based on pure luck.
BOB GOODLATTE

Luck Program Successful
Cities may now bulldoze private citizens’ homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments.
BOB GOODLATTE

Cities Home Shopping
But simply someone who broke the law, came here, say, ‘I’ll give you citizenship now,’ that I don’t think is going to happen.
BOB GOODLATTE

Giving Law Thinking
If you need food stamps, you should meet the criteria.
BOB GOODLATTE

Criteria Needs Should
The gulf coast region has been hit hard by two major hurricanes and is going to need federal assistance at several levels,
BOB GOODLATTE

Commitment Effort Two
People have a pathway to citizenship right now: It’s to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a family relationship, if they have a job skill that allows them to do that, they can obtain citizenship.
BOB GOODLATTE

Citizenship Jobs Law Pathway People Relationships Skills
If businesses don’t know from state to state what the requirements are for taxes, they have to waste a lot of money on accountants and lawyers before deciding to expand their business into the state next door.
BOB GOODLATTE

Business Doors Requirements Waste

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