For General Discussion.
Does it really matter that much?
All of the candidates say they’re going to seal the borders (whether all of them have the spine to do it, is a different story).
Nobody is going to deport all illegals. So the differences will be in what pathways to citizenship are there for those who remain.
Below is the key provision in Newt’s proposal to let in illegals.
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Congress must charge the Department of Justice to establish a “citizens’ review” process for those here outside the law. It would establish committees to process these cases in individual communities and determine who will continue on this path to legality, and who will be sent home. Congress must define understandable, clear, objective legal standards that will be applied equally during this process.
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This is the key language where the USA would get screwed. The problem here is not that Congress would set out clear guidelines—rather the problem is that local would have the ultimate AUTHORITY to determine “who will continue on this path to legality”.
It absolutely does NOT matter what guideline the Congress lays down. It will be obeyed to the letter in American counties. But in counties that have heavy illegal populations —distant congressional directives will be totally IGNORED. These counties will let in EVERYONE—especially from countries of the county’s dominant ethnic group. These counties will become counties that attract illegals from all over the USA. Further these counties will attract and give entry to illegals from all over the world.
If you don’t get this then study what happened to the Reagan law that was passed in 1986. The border enforcement part of the law was totally ignored and the Mexicans saw the law as a surrender and began to pour over the border.