My immigration plan

The US needs a new immigration plan. Maybe? Of this, I am not sure. So–I would start like this:

1. Strictly enforce our current immigration policies and laws. Fully enforce, not selectively or inconsistently. I believe many of our current laws and enforcement actions benefit the country. And-we can learn the effectiveness of all. We will also learn which policies and laws are not serving this country.
2. Determine the needs of the US for immigrants. This is a very important step. Determine the skills the US needs like farm workers, carpenters, coding, engineering, teachers, etc. I would assign this task to the US Dept. of Commerce and require that department to survey each state every 3 years. The Federal government should never develop the needs assessment. Require that information from each state and publish the data so citizens can see the state data. Of course, each state would have to defend their request for immigrant workers.
3. Set immigration flows to the aggregate needs of the US, both in skills and numbers. And-match immigrants final destination to the needs of each state. This means the states have to be prepared to receive immigrants and to help each get established.
4. Immigrants, regardless of age, must be thoroughly vetted. The US must know the true identifies of each, along with skills sets and previous employment. The US needs workers. Criminal background checks must be made. Under no circumstances should a felon be admitted to the US. The burden of proof should be borne by the person. Immigrants requesting admission to the US must provide their own documents.
5. I would provide support for newly arrived immigrants if needed. That support, maybe 4-6 months, would come from the states that requested workers. I think that is fair.

More to come later!!!!!