[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.

[reagandemo]

So let me get this straight. Since you think the task of bringing them to justice is so daunting we should just let them slide. Spoken by a true defense attorney.

[SeaBiscuit]

You didn't address the rest of my post..

"If illegals hear someone in the US say that we were going to arrest all illegals they would laugh it off."

And you want criminals like that in your country??? Yeah ok, just let 'em go cause it;s 'too hard' to do anything about it but bend over backwards.

[EternalVigilance]

If you want to have a deterrent to bad behavior, your deterrent needs to be credible.

The irony is palpable.

The Reagan-era amnesty was advertised as being for one million illegal aliens. Three million took advantage of it.

This amnesty is billed as being for the benefit of eleven million illegal aliens. Will thirty-three million take advantage of it?

How many tens of millions more illegal aliens will this amnesty draw across our borders?

[skeeter]

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.

Yet, amazingly, the federal government manages to deduct 30% from millions of law abiding hard working American's paychecks every week.