I'm looking for ways to secure the border and encourage their self deportation and forcing them out if necessary.
But, I am certain many who fit the long term residency category aren't going to leave unless forced, and how that will be used against you, such as the predictable raid videos and pics on the nightly news.
I'm also anticipating the legal challenges that come from such things as granting them a mortgage and then kicking them out.
You'd better have some exceptions in your policy, because you won't have the political or public will and support to make it happen or continue it unless you do.
I don't want your emotions but your reason. Conferring rights and privileges upon illegal aliens has a corrosive effect on the Rule of Law, the very foundation of our Republic. It is also a slap in the face to legal immigrants who have followed the rules and obeyed the laws. There are millions of immigrants waiting their turn overseas to enter the U.S. legally and approximately 40 million immigrants living in the U.S., most of whom followed the law. There are about 4 million intending immigrants waiting overseas for their turn to enter this country. They have completed all the paperwork, including background checks and physcials. Some have been waiting for many years. So we legalize the lawbreakers who are already living here?
If you want to consider emotion, How about the 50,000 Americans have been killed by illegal aliens since 9/11? Nov 6 is Rememberence Day. And this does not include the hundreds of thousands who have been injured. Illegal aliens cost this country well over $100 billion annually.
I'm looking for ways to secure the border and encourage their self deportation and forcing them out if necessary.
Securing the border only solves part of the problem. 40% of the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens came here legally and overstayed their visas. We have 720,000 foreign students in this country on student visas and over 50 million people come here annually on tourist/business visas.
But, I am certain many who fit the long term residency category aren't going to leave unless forced, and how that will be used against you, such as the predictable raid videos and pics on the nightly news.
We deport over 400,000 a year now. Obama is claiming credit for it. Why are you so concerned about the PR when the majority of the American people are against amnesty? And in a recent Rassmussen poll, 50% of likely voters considered the Reps best on the issue of immigration compared to 36% for Dems? Public opinion is on our side.
You'd better have some exceptions in your policy, because you won't have the political or public will and support to make it happen or continue it unless you do.
We have compromised too much. We don't enforce our immigration laws. We allow states and cities to declare themselves sanctuaries for illegals without any response from the Feds who are busy suing states like AZ, AL, and SC for enforcing federal law. 60% of all green cards are change of status cases for people already here. We have 8 million illegal aliens in the workforce (7 million in non-agricultural jobs) while 25 million Americans are looking for full time employment. Despite the economic downturn, the U.S. continues to bring in 125,000 new, legal foreign workers a month. This includes new permanent residents (Green Cards) and long-term temporary visas and others who are authorized to take a job. When are we going to make an "exception" for the American people?