“But if we start rounding up entire families, it will play on endless loop on the MSM. Then add the ACLU and activist challenging every single deportation through every court in the land. And that is before the cost of the LEO and facilities and logistical support. The general populace will not have the stomach for it after the first year, then where are we.”
Good points. But I say put the greatest onus on the employers through fines and penalties. That, more than anything will bring about the attrition Thompson says he desires. Give employers the option of notifying and obtaining verification from the Feds of those employees who they have reason to believe may be illegal. We can even save several billion on the fence and world condemnation that goes with it.
This will be about the attrition without breaking down doors which nobody will approve.
That will get many, but not all. Plus the business lobby is going to start swingging once that happens. There are merits to their arguments since unemployment is historically low and it is hard to find reliable employees in many markets.
The trick is to finally make this work for our side. I dont love mexicans, really don’t care, but I would love to beat the damn democrats at their own game for a change.