Posted on 05/22/2007 7:05:06 AM PDT by jpsb
As one totally opposed to anything other than closing the border to illegal flows (people drugs, weapons, etc) and rewriting the insane LBJ immigration policies codified in 1965. It is incumbent on me to think about the almost certain result that doing so would incur.
Without the social safety value of migrating north, poor Mexicans would surely cause much trouble for the Mexican government. Perhaps even instituting a USA hostel Marxist Mexican government. Energy exports to the USA cut, trade cut, maybe even little border wars.
This is most likely the price to be payed for cutting off the Mexican safety value, I am willing to pay it, but all opposing comprehensive immigration reform should be aware that there will be a price and it could be a high one.
If we could truly stop illegal immigration and send the illegals home, it would cause severe problems south of the border, especially in Mexico. This would also be a good thing. You might have noticed that immigrants tend to be on the dark side. That corresponds to why there are few opportunities for them at home...amongst other things, of course.
I think it’s time to plug that safety valve because quite frankly I’m not going to be threatened into keeping the border open so mexican marxists can come here.
Enforcement, of current immigration laws across the board first.
If people want to come here, and become citizens, fine. But they can damn well wait in line like everyone else. If they just want to come here to work and send money back home, and reject becoming citizens, then they can stay the hell out.
As opposed to the current situation which is leading to a USA-hostile Marxist American government?
Fear is what got us to this fearful point. Damn the threats and intimidation. This is our country, and we’re going to keep it. Illegals out. Citizens in.
But one thing we may see (and the one issue that I think most scares politicos) is inflation...we won't have slave labor keeping the labor market down, which will lead to wage inflation, and then higher prices to follow. I'm willing to do it to have an honest economy rather than one propped up by lawbreaking, but it will likely have some impact on us at home.
Well, we can leave them in place and lose the west, as well as assuring the Democrats never lose another election. In Montana we have less than 1 million people. Imagine what even 250,000 illegals would do to the state. Screw Mexico!
The Mexicans can threaten me with flea-bag hostels all they want, I am not visiting their country, let alone staying in any "USA hostel" they may institute.
damn that mispelling slipped past me! Sorry bout that.
So the same Mexicans, who if granted Amnesty will become Reagan Republicans, would become Marxists in Mexico - if not allowed to invade the US? Better Mexico become socialist than the US!
Funny how that works ins't it?
We need to change our attitude about illegal immigration to one of rule of law, NOT 'respect for lawbreakers'.
We don't need to deport 10 million in one year. Deporting without secured borders would make no sense anyway.
1. Secure the border (walls/fences/surveillance)
2. Impose large fines on employers of illegals.
3. Gradually ramp up deportation.
4. Deduct the cost of deportation from our foreign aid to Mexico.
5. Continue deportation until most illegals are gone.
Remember, the cost of this bill is at least $2.5 trillion, we could probably secure the border and deport all illegals for a similar amount AND uphold the principle of rule-of-law.
Well hell's bells, we can't stop murder either, so lets legalize that too.
I live in NE Ohio. Every time I leave my house for the store, gas station, park, etc.... no matter where I go I am every single time surprised at the numbers of Latinos ( I assume Mexican ) who I see absolutely everywhere and who do not speak English and who will not look me in the eye. Many are continually pedestrians on every street in this town and in places where there are no other pedestrians. I mean that this is a daily occurrence for me in the last year and a half and so noticeable that I remark upon it every time I am anywhere in town. I live in a small town and I cannot comprehend what they are doing to support themselves here. My town does not look like my town anymore.
Mexico would finally be forced to address it’s problems once the ability to ship it’s problems North was taken away.
Once the Wall is in place any problems in Mexico will impact us far less. Right now upheaval in Mexico would mean an immediate tidal wave of refugees in the many millions.
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