Mike Hermes of Okiedoke posts Three steps to solve the immigration problem, along with many others in which he suggests that mandatory national service might serve to provide a path to citizenship for people who have entered the country illegally. He makes some good points, noting:

That’s right; I said everyone. In order to get the benefits of being an American citizen, each person would be required to serve their country in some fashion. This might include working in a hospital, a park, a prison, a school, a library, a charity, etc. And of course, military service would count too.

When completed, a person, and any of their dependents too young, or otherwise unable to complete their service, would be eligible to receive the many benefits of American citizenship.

A common training in citizenship is one of the strengths of mandatory national service. Get everyone in the country pulling together, and in the process, help solve one of the big challenges facing voters today. Welcome Mike and Okiedoke.