I am not changing the argument. It doesn't matter how they got here, they are in violation of 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien. It doesn't matter if they came here voluntarily or involuntarily. The could be forced to come here thru human trafficking or brought by their parents. They have no right to stay here.
The very purpose of DACA was to legalize illegal alines and prevent their deportation under the law. The USG issued ID cards to them to defer their deportation
You are hung up with the idea that to be in violation of the law, you must intentionally take an overt action. Your use of "breaking the law" misses the point. They are here illegally and are subject to deportation. They are in violation of the law. The objective of the unconstitutional Obama executive order was to legalize their presence as a distinct class or group of illegal aliens who could not be deported and be allowed to work legally.
Your view is simply a knee jerk reaction to a complex problem.
LOL. That is the point I was making to you. Setting the legal precedent that any child brought here by their illegal parents has some inherent right to stay here is bad public policy. I have lived in and traveled to many third world countries. I can assure you that there are literally billions of parents who would do anything to bring their children here to obtain a better life. Currently, they are living in obscene poverty with no hope of escaping their fate. If we say that any child brought to the US by illegal alien parents can stay here, then you will invite millions more to come similar to the flood of unaccompanied "children" that came across our borders two years ago. When you reward something, you get more of it.
We cannot take in every person who wants to come here. In fact, we are taking in far too many people now. In 1970 one in 21 was foreign born (9.7 million); today, there are 42.5 million with less than one in 8 foreign born, the highest it has been in 105 years; and by 2023 it will be one in 7, the highest in our history. Immigrants, legal and illegal, use welfare to a far greater extent than the native born. They take American jobs and depress wages. We have a huge surplus of labor, especially those with a high school diploma or less.
87% of legal immigrants are minorities as classified by the USG. Minorities and immigrants vote more than two to one Dem. The Dems want more immigration and amnesty to make them the permanent majority party. By 2050 the demography of the US will be same as CA today. That is our future.
DACA is just the first step towards a blanket amnesty for the 12 to 30 million illegal aliens here now. You can make similar arguments for why they should be allowed to stay and work here as the DACA recipients.
