Let's be honest: it is, and should be, an option to be discussed and voted on.
"Why do people, even Rush, keep saying "No one is for massive deportation?" Oh really? I'd bet 75% of the Freepers are.
Let's be honest: it is, and should be, an option to be discussed and voted on."
You can add me to the 75%.
I've had my ups and downs with The President, but he lost me completely last night on this issue. I think he has more concern for the Mexicans illegally coming over here than he does for our own people, who have spoken loud and clear, and are being roundly ignored (and, no, I'm not impressed with 6000 Guard troops by the end of 2008 - particularly since they're not allowed to DO anything, sheesh).
What really frosted me was his "well, there are so many people here that enforcing the law simply won't work..." line. Oh, yeah? Well, how about if millions of us citizens stopped paying income taxes, huh? You think the government would shrug, and say: "well, all those millions of people aren't paying taxes, so we'll just let 'em get away with it." --- NOT A CHANCE.
To me, "illegal" means "illegal." I no longer know what it means to George Bush.
Frighteningly enough, from what I read yesterday, a lot of DUmmies are saying the same thing - perhaps, though, this is one of those situations where the majority of Americans are saying the same thing...
Too bad those useless suits in Washington aren't listening.
Cannot say I agree with you on this LS. While MOST Freepers would like to see ANY illegal back in their country of origin, we don't want to be financially penalized twice by another government program to round them up for a forced deportation.
I believe you would find strong support for shutting off the money magnet which would force many crimmigrants to return via their own volition. One year in jail for every crimmigrant hired by an employer. No anchor babies. No taxpayer funded health care. No taxpayer funded education.
Come to the US legally and MOST of us will welcome you and allow you many benefits available in the USA. Sneak across and wave your flags in our face and not speak English then access to all benefits must be cut off.
Absolutely, it's an option. And those that say it just can't be done are lying.
Checking citizenship against a database -- not a piece of paper -- at every encounter with police, school, medical care, employment, etc. and then bussing to the border anybody not in the database with a legal right to be here. No hearings, no extensions, just immediate transport out of the country.
How will these people be able to live here if they are denied all public services -- including school -- and employment ? They will self-deport or become criminals. If they become criminals, they will eventually be caught and deported.
As far as actively searching for them and deporting them, I'll bet a $1,000 bonus available to sworn peace officers would search out millions of them and cost us a relative pittance -- a few billion dollars spent on rounding them up would pay for itself in reduced cost of public services.