[kabar]

The proponents of amnesty are wont to create the false choice between a blanket amnesty and mass deportation of 12 to 20 million illegal aliens. In reality, we have other choices and alternatives that don’t reward people who have broken our laws with the right to stay and work here and an eventual path to citizenship. The 12 to 20 million illegal aliens did not enter this country overnight and they will not leave overnight. Attrition through enforcement works. We have empirical data from Georgia, Oklahoma, and Arizona proving that it does.

Any legislation that legalizes the status of those who broke our laws by entering our country illegally and allows them to stay is amnesty. We must not only prevent the Democrats and some moderate Republicans from hijacking the meaning of the word amnesty, but the public must be made aware about the true impact of an amnesty. The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty alone would be $2.6 trillion. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers. An amnesty would destroy the United States of America with the stroke of a pen.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Well that is three of us who know the answer.

[ecomcon]

Just the threat of AB1070 caused many illegals to move out, all by themselves, without even being asked.

[silverleaf]

whatever

We cannot stop some form of legalization from happening-
even Palin sees that
WE can only take control of HOW it is going to happen.

Phased, with requirements that must be met and qualifiers like every other country has, allowing registered guest worker status for menial labor who just want to send money
(taxed) home and billing Mexico for their healthcare and social needs, doing away with “anchor baby” status for those NOT enrolled in or cooperating in the legalization process, securing the border, and planning assimilation to occur over a period of time would be my approach.

Build a new pool of conservatives! Many Cubans appreciate freedom and liberty.... business owners who emigrated from communism would make good sponsors

Along with figuring out how to make life worth living in Central America so they won’t all come HERE