Yes they chose to come here ILLEGALLY. They came to get jobs, create businesses, buy homes, have families in many cases. We are talking about those of course, not temporary workers and for sure not actual criminals here for no good. I mention this for the benefit of anyone else who may be reading this.
There is no question in my mind that for years our business and government did the old wink, wink nudge, nudge thing when talking about enforcement. Word spread around the world.
This may be a stretch but Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a federal crime to encourage an illegal alien to reside illegally in the United States including specifically encouragement for the purpose of commercial advantage or financial gain.
In my mind business and government are more to blame for the ILLEGAL immigration than the ILLEGAL immigrants who accepted the "invitation."
IMO like it or not these business and government pukes made a commitment that our Nation is obligated to honor in some form.
I say acknowledge the otherwise law-abiding ILLEGAL immigrants presence in a manner similar to what the courts have established, permanently residing under the color of law (PRUCOL). Announce to the world that the party is over. We will enforce our laws from now on. Use an effective date that will prevent a flood of new party goers.
I still believe that we don't need shiny new laws that will be promptly ignored for the purpose of commercial advantage or financial gain by the same business and government pukes. "Hee, hee, hee. You can't touch me I got friends in high places."
And you would be correct.
And I don't support those politicians that continue to encourage illegal immigration. That includes Bush.
IMO like it or not these business and government pukes made a commitment that our Nation is obligated to honor in some form.
I'm not obligated to agree or abide by any commitment the Government makes that they had no right to make in the first place.