[SeaBiscuit]

"how would you deport 20 million people"

Say loud and clear, ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS WILL BE ARRESTED, then watch most of them go the way they came. Seriously, no doubt it is a big job, but it can be done. Do we say, that their are just too many crimes being committed in America so we might as well give up on law enforcement.. let all the criminals go?? Or, there are just too many terrorists in the world, its impossible to stop so let them win?

Because 11 million or more Mexicans were brazen enough to break our laws we just cave in because we can't handle it? What message are we giving to the rest of the world when we won't enforce our present laws because 'it's too hard, too big of a job'. I wonder what the Iraqi's would think..how are we suppose to win there if we can't manage at home?

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I have worked to prosecute criminals and defend criminals in the judicial system. Everyone feels good about saying lock 'em up and throw away the key. But no one has any idea of how many beds it would take to house them. So, many prosecutors suspend sentences, put criminals on probation and if they screw up put them in jail. For most misdemeanor offenders it is a workable carrot and stick approach.

If you want to have a deterrent to bad behavior, your deterrent needs to be credible. The Ruskies deterred their behavior because they thought Reagan would nuke 'em. If illegals hear someone in the US say that we were going to arrest all illegals they would laugh it off. After all, life in a US jail is a hell of alot better than in a Mexican hell hole.

try again.