Thanks. I can see where this is a difficult issue for candidates. Realistically, how do we find and ship out 12 million (or more) people from not only Mexico, but other countries as well. We can’t even keep up with people who overstay student visas. Where would we hold 12 million people before they are sent back? Do we fly them, send them on buses? How many buses would it take to 12 million people back? Do we just drop them over the border? I don’t see how we have room to put them all in prison/jail.
I just don’t see a realistic solution. And who pays? Do local governments have the responsibility of finding and holding the illegals? How many ICE agents would it take? Would we need to hire more? What about those currently serving time for crimes in jail/prison? Do we make them finish their sentences (which is expensive) or just deport them immediately? What happens when they come back, like many of them do after being deported? There really are no simple answers and the chant of “send them all back” is easier said than done.
Yep, that is exactly the argument the pro-amnesty crowd uses after they are cornered, first they deny it is amnesty they want, next they argue that we have no choice except amnesty. We saw this over and over in 2006-2007 and even here.
No one has suggested such a massive effort, for one thing voting districts get more congressional seats and representation based on ‘residents’ and $$$ so many cities have welcomed illegals and protect them.
The federal government could stop giving taxpayer goodies to illegals. Stop the food stamps. Stop the aid to dependent children. Deport them when they show up at hospitals or schools or even to report crimes. And lastly congress could pass a law that takes away automatic citizenship to children of illegals without a constitutional amendment. Diplomats children do NOT get automatic citizenship, why should illegals? It is illegal for states like Maryland to give special college tuition breaks to illegals but they do it anyway. Why? There is no penalty in the federal law.
But the next time the debate comes up the idea of cutting off the goodies will be ignored, and the straw man argument of massive deportation will be suggested again.
As to Palin’s response, nobody knows what the hell she was talking about, she obviously wanted to dodge the question.