I think the thing to do is what another SW state did, which is simply require anybody who shows up for any government service, including registering their kids in school, to provide proof of citizenship. This is completely noncontroversial and very effective.”
Pretty sure that ‘other SW state” was also ARIZONA.
No, it wasn’t AZ. They may also require it now, but there was another state that just put in a law requiring people to provide proof of legal residency for services. To me, this is the way to handle it.
Also, I may be wrong, but aren’t there some AZ cities that have “opted out” and don’t enforce laws requiring proof of legal residency?
The thing to do is make that a general requirement and prohibit cities from evading it. Also, in terms of what you do when you get somebody who isn’t a legal resident, obviously, if it’s an emergency you have to treat them or do whatever is necessary. But then the step should simply be to bill their home countries - and take it out of these countries’ foreign aid if the countries don’t pay up.
Of course, now that Bambi is considering legalizing the millions of (mostly Middle Eastern and other Third World) visitors who have overstayed their visas for ten or 15 years, just like his auntie on welfare in Boston, what does it matter?