Federal and State Financial Woes and Some Solutions

Here are some ideas/solutions for a few problems this country currently deals with. 

 (1) illegal immigrants and the cost of keeping a prisoner behind bars. 

            I think this could be an easy one to solve.  It is well known that illegal immigrants say they are doing the jobs the American public does not want to do.  Solution:  Take the "non" violent prisoners, give them those jobs.  It teaches them a job skill.  Also, the prisoners would be paid the same as anyone else, but the funds would be used differently.  Here's the funds would be divided.  One half would go into an account set up for the prisoner, so when they are released, they have money to fall back on until they find a job. Perhaps reducing the rate of which they re-offend.  Remember, they would have learned a job skill.  

The other half would go into reimbursing at least some, if not most, of the cost of having the person in prison.  That would at the very least, reduce the amount being spent by tax payers.  Perhaps even end up where the prisoner is paying for his entire stay??   It's a win/win.  

(2)  Schools need to get back to the basics.  They need to go back to the way it was.  You took English, Math, Reading, P.E., Social Studies/History, Home Economics or Shop and 30 minutes for lunch.  Classes should be at least 60 minutes long.  Do away with electives.  If you want to take an elective, you pay for the course.  The electives can be done during regular school hours. Hours would be what they once were: 7:20am until 2:20pm, for Jr. High and High School.  Grade school would revert back to 8:50am until 3:30pm.  This gets us back to where our kids are learning what they need to know.  Electives would only be allowed for those who've completed the required courses/classes for a high school diploma.  No more taking electives, skirting by on requirements or failing them all together, only to get to the end of the year and fail for the year due to lack of required classes being fulfilled. Classes can also be done on a self pace study program, for those who have the self discipline to read, study, test and pass.  This would allow the student to perhaps complete high school sooner.  Thus saving many, many tax payers dollars.