[hedgetrimmer]

"Hunt-em Down an Deport-em" crowd

As opposed to the rule of law crowd? 1986. Do you remember? Congress was going to stop illegal immigration once and for all. The citizens should not be punished and criminal employers should not be ignorred because Congress will not follow through on its own laws:

S.1200 Public Law: 99-603 (11/06/86)
SPONSOR: Sen Simpson (introduced 05/23/85)


Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A: Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status.

[MJY1288]

1986 was blanket amnesty, this is not, plus.. it's not even a bill yet. All it is, is a proposal for debate. We have a roll to play in this, you can either leave things as they are, or get involved and let our Representatives know how we feel. But I can tell you one thing for sure, if you send your elected Representative a letter demanding mass deportation, it will be placed in the circular file. Deporting millions of illegals would cost trillions of dollars, putting the military on 16,000 miles of border would require at least 500,000 troops. Bringing these illegals into the sunlight and make them pay a fine and return to work is a start IMHO, We will know who they are and where they are. But as I said before, we MUST crack down on those who hire illegals and set a limit on how many of these guest workers will be allowed to participate.