What would have been fair for us was never letting them in in the first place. Now that they are here, and nobody has the stomach for mass detention and deportation at gunpoint, another solution has to be found.
Rand Paul, like his father before him, supports "Open borders - no benefits". The argument really isn't with the illegals themselves, it is with a certain political entity that desperately wants to buy their future votes. That door has to be slammed shut and locked.
But we always get the open borders with benefits. That's the libertarian position and anyone flirting with libertarian candidates (no matter what party they're in) should never forget it.
And whenever any state has tried to deny benefits to illegal aliens, courts have struck down such laws. The libertarian position on borders is a fantasy position that won't become a reality in the foreseeable future. A libertarian president would be disastrous on many fronts.
“Rand Paul, like his father before him, supports ‘Open borders - no benefits’.”
That is an absolutely untrue statement. Shame on you.
“Rand Paul, like his father before him, supports “Open borders - no benefits”. The argument really isn’t with the illegals themselves, it is with a certain political entity that desperately wants to buy their future votes. That door has to be slammed shut and locked. “
Well stated!
“Now that they are here, and nobody has the stomach for mass detention and deportation at gunpoint, another solution has to be found. “
Enough with the ridiculous images of “deportation at gunpoint”.
Eisenhower managed a large scale deportation during his Presidency and it included nothing like the scare mongering image you are conjuring up.
If we enacted a policy of asset forfeiture then a very large number of illegals will go home on their own.
What is lacking in the Treason Lobby is the will to enforce the law. The GOP is filled with sob sisters who weep at the thought of making foreign nationals who chose to ignore the law go home.
One thing I will say in favor of Mexicans is at least they remain loyal to their country and their culture, a trait almost never found in America’s political ruling class.