None of those regulations have anything to do with people presenting false documents, which is a felony in and of itself. California can enact all the regulations they like but if they conflict with Federal law they're null and void.
And yes I really think that if the jobs dry up millions will self deport. Once a few unscrupulous employers are shown doing the perp walk facing massive fines, most of the rest will pretty quickly get with the program.
I'll agree with the Open Borders crowd this far. Catching and deporting 15 million people probably isn't feasible. But raising the pain level on employing illegals is feasible.
Who is going to go into latino communities and bust people for hiring illegals?
We have people who go into those communities and bust people for selling drugs, robbing people, killing people, raping people, so why not go in after those breaking other laws? It's not like the illegal communities are self sufficient islands. Some are self-employed no doubt, but people hire them and it's not all illegals doing that hiring.
Are we going to have ICE walking into Juan's tortilleria and bust Juan?
If ICE has a reasonable suspicion that Juan is here illegally I certainly hope they do.
I seriously want border enforcement,
As do I. Leaving our borders open in this day and age is simply madness. I am asking this in a respectful manner,
I really appreciate that and I promise to return the respect you've shown me in kind.
The latest thing I've noticed is that people that may or may not be illegals are buying condos and houses, and living with more than one family
We had a problem like this on my block. A two bedroom duplex was occupied on and off by up to 25 people. That's a violation of my towns zoning, health, and safety codes. So our Code Enforcement folks paid the house a visit. They determined that ordinances were being broken, red-tagged the home as unfit for occupancy, located the landlord, and fined the crap out of him for allowing it as well as for not having the home up to code.
All of a sudden our neighborhood got unattractive to that sort of thing. I'd recommend that you try the same thing in your area.
Here's something else your locality can try which seems to be helping in my area. We had a real problem with illegals driving without licenses in our town. So the Town Council passed an ordinance stating the vehicle would be seized and impounded until a $500.00 cash fine was paid, a valid DL and proof of insurance was displayed, and (I love this part) proper ID was presented verifying the ownership of the vehicle.
Here's where my local PD got sneaky. When the perp came in with the fine, proof of insurance, and ID; the ID was quietly verified as much as possible while the offender waited in the PDs waiting room. If the ID came back as fraudulent...voila...instant felony arrest for the cops. They must have popped about 50 people that way.
Now arrests for that sort of thing has dropped off sharply in my town largely due to a serious enforcement effort. If that sort of thing were to be done on a large scale across the country...well things could be made very uncomfortable for those who think they can break our laws with impunity.
Do I really think 12 to 15 million people will just pick up and leave all at once? No I don't. Do I think we can get a very significant number to do so if we ratchet up the pain level? You betcha I do. I think a 5 point program like the one I outlined above would be a damned fine start. If we can get 6 million of them to go home, great. Then we can concentrate on the ones who are more determined to flout our laws.
I know it's coming to a city near me. Heck man..it's already come to my town. We're trying very hard to do something about it.
But I'll tell you what I'm not going to do. I am not going to throw up may hands and walk away in defeat. And I most certainly am not going to stand idly by while the Senate and the President try to pass this hideous monstrosity of an 'amnesty' bill they've got cooked up. I'm going to work very hard to see that it dies a long, slow, public, and painful death in the House. Then I'm going to work very, very hard to defeat whoever voted in favor of it without regard to their Party affiliation.
I certainly hope that you would join me in doing those things.
But first off all, talk to your local pols; especially your town council. Believe me if you get 5 or 10 people showing up at a Village Board meeting demanding something be done, they'll do it. They'll be especially responsive if you live in a smaller town. Those clowns need every vote they can get.
I'll bet you dollars to donuts they'll love the idea of the vehicular fines. It's free money for them to waste. No politician can resist that.
I hope I've given you some things to think about and I wish you the best of luck in dealing with this problem in your area.
Regards,
L
Thanks for your thoughts on this. I agree with them and appreciate your insight. Keep up the good work.
(and maybe get some sleep...based on the time stamps) :-)