From what I can understand, Mr. Thompson’s view of the immigration debacle falls out roughly like this:
1. Enforce immigration laws. Close the border. Keep new illegal immigrants OUT. It doesn’t make any sense at all to try to figure out what to do with the folks already here, if we don’t keep new illegal immigrants out.
Mr. Thompson has said that a nation that doesn't have control of its borders, and who may enter and who may not, is in danger of losing its sovereignty.
2. Count on attrition to reduce the number of illegal immigrants. Apparently, something like a quarter million illegal immigrants leave the US each year on their own. If we were to shutdown the inflow, the problem of illegal immigrants would grow smaller with each passing year.
3. Once we have control over our own borders, and we see who is staying and who is going, then we can figure out what to do next.
I think that Mr. Thompson is also in agreement that if we ultimately permit any of these folks to stay, they must assimilate and become Americans.
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O.K. I’ll keep an open mind. Hunter is still my first choice, but I will vote for Thompson also if he runs and support him very vigorously if those are his positions on illegal invaders.
Sorry, NOT good enough.
Amnesty/aspirations of citizenship for NO illegal aliens.