“national will will fold like a house of cards”
Only if you say so FRiend.
But if Fred plans a “crackdown”, then of course we conservatives will expect a `Law and Order’ candidate since most law-abiding people—at least in the heartland—have little patience with lawbreakers, especially foreign invaders.
Head `em up, move `em out!
Problem is the crackdown will drive many of those into the underground. Until it is easier to be poor in Mexico than here, well...
This isn’t about abiding the law, its about politics and the logistics of actually arresting 10 million people.
We have 2.5 million native criminals behind bars right now, and almost 1/2 of those arrested today nationwide will be back on the streets due to lack of space and manpower. Look at the stats on the various LE sites.
Even if the budget was approved to hire the 20,000 or more LEOs to enforce borders and arrest illegals, and offer really good salaries for such a position, we don’t have the available man power nationwide to take the jobs. Look up the number of cities that cannot hire and retain qualified police officers.
The people who would actually do a good job at it are already employed and those unemployed in our current economy would suck at the job, leaving those arrested with an easy escape. The only other option is to hire illegals. Ironic ain’t it.
This also ignores the investments in logistics such as transport , detention facilities and the like. Imagine the cost. It isn’t that simple once you get past the “Head `em up, move `em out!” rhetoric.
So then what is the answer? Is there an answer that will address both the finical and legal issues, one that reflects conservative principal, one that goes past any hatred toward illegal aliens and looks objectively at actually solving the problem. What is more important, despising these people or solving the issue in a conservative and nationally acceptable way. If we fail that, we will go no where and it will be 50 million by the next decade. If you have a better answer, one that addresses the logistical and political realities, that goes beyond "Round 'em up and head 'em out" to address how exactly we are going to do that, I am all ears, for I have done that, and getting rid of all of them fails every time.