Posted on 03/25/2014 3:33:42 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
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I don’t oppose building a meaningful fence/wall on our southern border.
I think it is somewhat wrongheaded, however.
We need to quit making the life of the illegal alien easy. Quit giving them food, medicine, and education at taxpayer expense. Quit giving them driver licenses. Require that people who sign up for government benefits prove citizenship. Deport any illegals who surface trying to get government benefits. Cut off the demand for illegal immigration. That will make border enforcement easier.
And stiff penalties (financial AND prison) for individuals and companies who knowingly hire illegals for jobs or rent them properties. Cutting off the illegal slave spigot without simultaneously punishing the illegal slave”holders” won’t solve the problem.
This is very true, but I also want to halt terrorist infiltration and the drug business
"The [immigration] bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It
will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the
standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose
their jobs."
- Ted Kennedy, 1965
"This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal
aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again
bring forward another amnesty bill like this."
- Ted Kennedy, 1986
"Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken
system."
- Ted Kennedy, 2007
We need to do all of the above, including the fence.
thats the other half of the equation. Doing either without the other would be pretty meaningless.
Someone has been reading my mind!
Agreed, I would push this issue on all fronts. But the fence is kind of permanent and its effectiveness more consistent than law enforcement thoughout political cycles... as today, here we have tons of immigration laws NOT being enforced by this vile administration.
We demand GUARANTEED border security... or there is nothing else to discuss.
Thank yoiu, SC
Or visa-versa, and I just beat you to press lol
I’m not opposing that; I’m not opposed to building a fence/wall. I’m adding the idea that securing the border is a lot easier if we reduce the incentive to illegally cross it.
My pleasure, RR. :’)
I agree totally but I hate to tell you that a border fence is not too expensive and it would be effective. That is why a border fence has not been constructed.
The powers that be in our country do not want the border closed. For one thing we have a high level agreement with Mexico to keep it porous as a safety valve for their economy. Some 40% of the Mexican GDP comes from money sent back to Mexico from illegal workers here. The other reason is Big Business and Big Agra. They need those low wage workers.
So unless there is a total sea change in our society the border will never be secured.
Border control is the only intelligent first step.
If I make it to heaven, I hope God lets me have one little glimpse into Hell. I want to see Teddy Kennedy engulfed in flames and screaming for mercy. Just once.
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(Agree.)
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